Torrential rains in Niger have killed at least 15 more people, regional authorities said on Sunday, the latest casualties of the downpours lashing the African nation.Heavy rains have been drenching Africa’s Sahel region since June and the latest victims in Niger come on top of at least 217 people who have died across the country …
Torrential rains in Niger kill 15 more peopleSun, 01 Sep 2024 15:07:31 GMT Read More »
African leaders descend on China’s capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they eye mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent.China has expanded ties with African nations in the past decade, furnishing them with billions in loans that have helped build infrastructure but also sometimes stoked controversy by …
African leaders in Beijing eyeing big loans and investmentSun, 01 Sep 2024 07:05:48 GMT Read More »
A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, capping a difficult few weeks for the beauty queen.Born to a Nigerian father in South Africa, 23-year-old Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the country’s competition “for the safety and wellbeing of my family and I” after a backlash …
Beauty queen wins Miss Nigeria after South Africa rowSun, 01 Sep 2024 00:42:14 GMT Read More »
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus admitted that conceding four tries annoyed him after a 31-27 comeback Rugby Championship victory over New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday.”We gave them a couple of easy tries, and their turnover attack hurt us the most when our defence was not quite set,” he told a press conference.”But we defended …
Conceding four tries upsets Erasmus as Springboks winSat, 31 Aug 2024 20:03:38 GMT Read More »
South Africa captain and flanker Siya Kolisi said not panicking was the key to a thrilling 31-27 Rugby Championship victory over New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday.Trailing by 10 points with 12 minutes remaining, the reigning world champions scored tries through flanker Kwagga Smith and scrum-half Grant Williams to snatch victory.A minute before Smith scored, …
‘Not panicking’ key to Springboks triumph – KolisiSat, 31 Aug 2024 18:12:26 GMT Read More »
Scrum-half Grant Williams scored a 75th-minute try to give South Africa a dramatic 31-27 comeback victory over New Zealand in a Rugby Championship thriller in Johannesburg on Saturday.The All Blacks had looked likelier winners for much of the match, but conceded two tries in the final 11 minutes after replacement prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi was yellow …
A petition signed by prominent Tunisians and civil society groups was published on Saturday urging that rejected candidates be allowed to stand in the October 6 presidential election.Signed by 26 groups including Legal Agenda, Lawyers Without Borders and the Tunisian Human Rights League, it welcomed an administrative court decision this week to reinstate three candidates …
A steep rise in the number of arrivals of migrants in Spain’s Canary Islands from Africa has fuelled a fierce debate in the country over how to tackle illegal immigration.The issue was thrust into the spotlight during a three-day visit by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to West Africa which wrapped up Thursday.The trip was …
Migrant influx fuels debate in Spain over illegal migrationSat, 31 Aug 2024 02:03:25 GMT Read More »
Gabonese strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema presided over a military parade and other events on Friday to mark a year since a military coup brought the curtain down on 55 years of iron-fisted rule by the Bongo dynasty on the oil-rich African country.Crowds started gathering early in the morning near the presidency in the capital …
Gabon marks coup that ended 55 years of dynastic ruleFri, 30 Aug 2024 20:29:28 GMT Read More »
A first delivery of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, the World Health Organization said Friday.The WHO declared an international emergency over mpox on August 14, concerned by the surge in cases of the new Clade 1b strain in the DR Congo that spread to …
