Several soldiers have been killed in an attack targeting a military post in western Niger, a local source told AFP Tuesday, in an offensive claimed by the Islamic State group.The border area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso has long been a hideout for jihadists linked to the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda, who have …
IS-claimed attack in Niger kills soldiersTue, 27 May 2025 15:21:21 GMT Read More »
At least 44 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a local government official said Tuesday, raising the toll in the latest raids in a region where herders and farmers often clash.The attacks occurred in three villages between Friday and Monday, the chairman of the Gwer West local government …
Nigeria attacks kill 44: local officialTue, 27 May 2025 12:43:22 GMT Read More »
South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar-winning South African film “Tsotsi”, has died at the age of 40, his agent announced Tuesday.Chweneyagae gained international fame in 2006 when the movie set in the criminal underworld of Johannesburg’s sprawling township of Soweto scooped the best foreign film award.”It is with profound sadness that we …
S.Africa’s ‘Tsotsi’ star Presley Chweneyagae diesTue, 27 May 2025 12:06:18 GMT Read More »
The world’s poorest nations face a “tidal wave of debt” as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think-tank warned in a new report Tuesday.China’s Belt and Road Initiative lending spree of the 2010s has paid for shipping ports, railways, roads and more from the deserts of Africa to the tropical South …
Developing nations face ‘tidal wave’ of China debt: reportTue, 27 May 2025 08:26:41 GMT Read More »
The salty wind blows across the ruins of Ghana’s Fort Prinzenstein, where thick walls once held thousands of enslaved Africans before their journey across the Atlantic. Now, only a shell remains — a crumbling monument teetering at the edge of the sea.For centuries, Ghana’s coastline has borne the brunt of history. Today, it is being consumed …
Mohamed Salah completed a memorable season by scoring to salvage a 1-1 Premier League draw for champions Liverpool against Crystal Palace in the final round at the weekend.It was the 29th goal of the season for the Premier League Golden Boot winner and the 32-year-old Egypt captain also claimed 18 assists.Apart from a record-equalling fourth …
Namibia will on Wednesday hold its first national commemoration for victims of mass killings by German occupiers in what is widely recognised as the first genocide of the 20th century, the government said.Colonial-era German troops massacred tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama people who rebelled against their rule in the southern African country …
Namibia to hold first commemoration of German genocideMon, 26 May 2025 11:46:08 GMT Read More »
Anthonia Bayero does not need the latest central bank statistics to understand the Nigerian economy: it is all there in the “puff puff” she is frying on the pavement.Two years ago, the crispy, doughnut hole-style snacks sold for 50 naira. Amid rampant inflation, she has kept the price the same but halved the size.”All we …
From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the mediaeval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert.”It’s a magnificent, extraordinary town,” said Sidiya, who is battling to preserve the place known as the “Shore of Eternity”.Oualata is one of a UNESCO-listed quartet of ancient, fortified towns or …
Ancient town and its manuscripts face ravages of the SaharaMon, 26 May 2025 05:25:07 GMT Read More »
Stripped naked, beaten until she could no longer walk, sexually assaulted and covered in excrement: award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire told AFP of the torture she suffered at the hands of security forces in Tanzania this week.Atuhaire, who won an International Women of Courage Award from the United States last year, was arrested on Monday …
