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Tanker driver Baba steeled himself for yet another perilous journey from Ivory Coast to Mali loaded up with desperately needed fuel — and fear.”You never know if you’ll come back alive,” he said.Even before they hit the road, the mere mention of a four-letter acronym is enough to scare Baba and his fellow drivers. JNIM, the …

Truckers defy death to supply jihadist-hit Mali with fuelTue, 04 Nov 2025 06:58:04 GMT Read More »

Lawyers for US aviation giant Boeing and the families of victims of a fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash will give opening statements Tuesday in the first civil trial stemming from the disaster.The legal proceedings began Monday with the selection of an eight-person jury who will hear the case concerning the March 10, 2019 flight that went …

US civil trial to hear opening arguments on Boeing MAX crashTue, 04 Nov 2025 05:43:09 GMT Read More »

Relatives of victims in the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines headed to court Monday for the first civil trial relating to the 2019 calamity.The US aviation giant had come close to facing a jury on previous occasions in US District Judge Jorge Alonso’s Chicago courtroom where the cases …

Trial opens in 1st US civil case on 2019 Boeing MAX crashMon, 03 Nov 2025 21:39:01 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan played down days of bloody protest as she was inaugurated on Monday, despite the opposition warning that hundreds were killed.The electoral commission said Hassan won 98 percent of the vote.The main opposition party, Chadema, which was barred from running, has rejected the results. It has called for fresh elections, saying …

Tanzania president sworn in as opposition says hundreds killed in protestsMon, 03 Nov 2025 20:10:40 GMT Read More »

A world-famous sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone has reopened to the public, ending a five-month closure in protest at the dangers of deforestation, the reserve told AFP on Monday.The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has defied the threat of habitat loss and civil war to become the country’s leading ecotourism destination and a model for …

Sierra Leone chimpanzee sanctuary reopens after deforestation protestMon, 03 Nov 2025 19:58:18 GMT Read More »

Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya officially entered Guinea’s presidential race Monday, submitting his candidacy for the December 28 elections that are meant to restore constitutional order following the general’s 2021 coup.Doumbouya has ruled the west African nation with an iron fist since first coming to power. Despite his initial promise to hand power back to civilians, …

Guinea junta chief officially enters race for presidentMon, 03 Nov 2025 17:27:46 GMT Read More »

The International Criminal Court warned on Monday that atrocities committed in Sudan’s El-Fasher could amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes, as the UN said that thousands had fled a neighbouring region where paramilitaries have turned their focus.According to United Nations figures, more than 36,000 civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan …

Violence in Sudan’s El-Fasher could be war crimes, says top courtMon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:50 GMT Read More »

Nigerians across the religious spectrum pushed back Monday on US President Donald Trump’s threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians in the country.Africa’s most populous country, which is roughly evenly split between a mostly Christian south and Muslim-majority north, is home to myriad conflicts, which experts say kill both Christians and Muslims, often …

Christian, Muslim Nigerians push back on threatened US strikesMon, 03 Nov 2025 16:10:22 GMT Read More »

President Samia Suluhu Hassan, a soft-spoken politician who unexpectedly found herself as the first woman to lead Tanzania, triumphed in the east African nation’s election after barring opponents and brutally crushing protests.Hassan won 98 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission, but the election sparked widespread protests and a government crackdown in which …

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan: from reform to repressionMon, 03 Nov 2025 13:16:54 GMT Read More »

Nigerian hopefuls Rivers United will face title-holders Pyramids of Egypt after the CAF Champions League group draw was made in Johannesburg on Monday.   Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Power Dynamos of Zambia complete Group A, with Pyramids the only club among the four who have qualified before for the mini-league phase. Although Nigeria rank among the …

Nigeria’s Rivers United paired with African champions PyramidsMon, 03 Nov 2025 13:15:32 GMT Read More »