The expulsion of Pretoria’s ambassador to Washington has added urgency to calls for South Africa to salvage its relationship with the United States in a balance between national pride and vital investment.US President Donald Trump’s decision this month to send Ebrahim Rasool packing was the lowest point in ties that have been souring over a …
Ethiopia said Wednesday it will appoint a new head of the interim administration in northern Tigray region, where months of tensions between rival factions have threatened a fragile peace agreement.The region still suffers from the aftermath of a brutal two-year conflict, ended by a 2022 peace deal in Pretoria that established the interim administration.The war …
Prince Harry has quit as patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa almost 20 years ago in honour of his mother Princess Diana after a bitter boardroom battle.Harry founded Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help young people with HIV and Aids in the southern African kingdom and later Botswana.But …
Prince Harry resigns from southern Africa charityWed, 26 Mar 2025 11:53:01 GMT Read More »
A Gabonese squadron halts to salute a French colonel at one of France’s last military bases in Africa which is now “shared” with the host nation and focused on training. The “Academie militaire” (Military Academy) sign at the entrance of De Gaulle camp in the capital Libreville has replaced “6th Marine Infantry Battalion”, the French army …
Outside his bullet-riddled home in Sudan’s war-ravaged capital, Jamil Morjan stood with his hands raised in prayer for his mother’s soul over a mound of earth. There was no headstone — just a rough wooden plank marking the spot where his mother lay buried.”We couldn’t take her to a cemetery,” he told AFP, his bloodshot eyes …
Sudan’s war leaves dead without gravesWed, 26 Mar 2025 10:59:22 GMT Read More »
In the markets of the Comoros, the hand-embroidered kofia that is essential headwear for men and boys at Eid celebrations this month is facing fierce competition from much cheaper Chinese versions.The authentic kofia — which often feature delicately embroidered Arabic calligraphy in silk thread — can cost up to 400 euros ($432) each.A “made in …
Comoros’ prized Muslim headgear undercut by Chinese copiesWed, 26 Mar 2025 06:18:14 GMT Read More »
South Africa beat Benin 2-0 on Tuesday to lead an African 2026 World Cup qualifying group by five points, but the advantage could be reduced for fielding an ineligible player last week.Teboho Mokoena helped South Africa beat Lesotho in round five four days ago, but should not have played as he had accumulated two yellow …
South Africa beat Benin 2-0 on Tuesday to lead an African 2026 World Cup qualifying group by five points, but the advantage could be reduced for fielding an ineligible player last week.Teboho Mokoena helped South Africa beat Lesotho in round five four days ago, but should not have played as he had accumulated two yellow …
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday reassigned the head of the country’s army to the sports ministry, the presidency said, without elaborating on the reasons for the move.The sports vacancy became available this month after Kirsty Coventry became the first woman elected president of the International Olympic Committee, and the first African to occupy sport’s …
Zimbabwe moves army chief to sports docketTue, 25 Mar 2025 21:36:53 GMT Read More »
A Sudanese monitor accused the army on Tuesday of carrying out one of the deadliest air strikes in the country’s nearly two-year war, hitting a rebel-held town in the western region of Darfur.The Emergency Lawyers, a group of volunteer legal professionals, said “hundreds of civilians” were killed in an “indiscriminate air strike on Tora market …
Monitor accuses Sudan army of major strike on Darfur marketTue, 25 Mar 2025 18:05:26 GMT Read More »
