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Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of “facilitation of terrorist acts” during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested.At least 19 people were killed during the June 25 demonstration against President William Ruto’s government, which was itself called to pay tribute to victims …

Arrested Kenyan activist faces terror chargesSun, 20 Jul 2025 16:35:08 GMT Read More »

Swathed in vibrant woollen blankets against the biting winter chill, jockeys — some no more than boys — thundered down a dusty track carved between the undulating hills of the tiny kingdom of Lesotho.Spectators lining the ridges cheered on the riders as their horses sprinted down one of Africa’s highest tracks, more than 2,200 metres …

Lesotho’s jockeys saddle up for mountain horse racingSun, 20 Jul 2025 14:17:47 GMT Read More »

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus says mass Springbok experiments will end when he names a 36-man squad on Tuesday for two Rugby Championship Tests against Australia during August.”The bulk of that squad will be experienced players who are suited to the way we want to play while there will be room for one or …

Coach Erasmus calls time on mass Springbok experimentsSun, 20 Jul 2025 12:17:07 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris on Saturday pledged to rebuild Khartoum, ravaged by more than two years of war, as he made his first visit to the capital since assuming office in May.Touring Khartoum’s destroyed infrastructure earlier, the new premier outlined mass repair projects in anticipation of the return of at least some of the …

Sudan PM vows to rebuild Khartoum on first visit to war-torn capitalSat, 19 Jul 2025 21:20:37 GMT Read More »

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country’s mineral-rich but conflict-torn east.The two sides signed a declaration of principles whose terms include a “permanent ceasefire”, after three months of talks in Qatar.It follows a separate peace deal between the Congolese …

DR Congo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire dealSat, 19 Jul 2025 20:38:01 GMT Read More »

Centre Canan Moodie scored a memorable try as world champions South African beat Georgia 55-10 in Mbombela on Saturday to complete their Rugby Championship build-up.  When Moodie struck after 19 minutes before a 36,842 crowd in the northeast city it demonstrated the changing DNA of Springbok rugby.Gone is a fondness for a kick-and-chase approach, and …

Memorable Moodie try highlights big win by SpringboksSat, 19 Jul 2025 17:57:25 GMT Read More »

Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi was arrested at his home in the east African country, the latest in a long series of arrests, his wife and an NGO said on Saturday.The prominent activist and former photojournalist has been detained on many occasions, including in May when he was abducted in Tanzania and allegedly tortured …

Renowned Kenyan human rights activist arrestedSat, 19 Jul 2025 17:31:54 GMT Read More »

Grey clouds and rain proved an appropriate backdrop for South African club Kaizer Chiefs as they completed a disappointing pre-season tour of the Netherlands by losing 2-1 to FC Twente.In other football news, African club champions Pyramids have lost ace forward Ibrahim Adel and former Morocco star Ahmed Faras has died aged 78.South AfricaKaizer Chiefs, …

Little Dutch delight for Kaizer ChiefsFri, 18 Jul 2025 21:09:33 GMT Read More »

The G20 finance ministers stressed Friday that central banks must remain independent, after months of escalating attacks by US President Donald Trump on Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.It was the first communique under South Africa’s G20 presidency and marked a rare consensus for a bloc jolted by the drastic trade policies of its richest member, …

G20 nations agree central bank independence ‘crucial’Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:04:52 GMT Read More »