Mouhamadou Bamba tried to remain calm on a recent evening while stuck in traffic on Dakar’s famed oceanside highway, the Corniche, which becomes clogged with smog-belching taxis and other vehicles every rush hour.The 43-year-old glanced at the Yango ride-hailing app on his phone, noting that his customer’s destination was still far away.Two months ago, the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
