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The Indian Ocean nation of the Comoros voted Sunday to elect lawmakers, with many opposition groups saying they would snub a vote they argued lacked transparency.Comorian President Azali Assoumani’s eldest son, Nour El Fath Azali, who is 39 and the country’s secretary general, is running to represent a constituency just outside the capital Moroni.Several voting …

Comoros goes to polls in vote snubbed by oppositionSun, 12 Jan 2025 17:28:18 GMT Read More »

A tropical storm was moving away from the French territory of Mayotte on Sunday after causing torrential rains and flash floods that killed three people in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar.Dikeledi hit the northern coast of Madagascar as a cyclone on Saturday evening before weakening into a severe tropical storm.At 3.36 pm local time, …

Storm moves away from Mayotte, three dead in MadagascarSun, 12 Jan 2025 15:16:55 GMT Read More »

A member of Kenyan President William Ruto’s cabinet on Sunday became the first to speak out over a wave of abductions of young government critics, saying his own son had been a victim.Justin Muturi, attorney general under Ruto from October 2022 to July 2024, spoke out about the kidnappings that have enraged Kenyans for months. The …

Kenya ex-attorney general says own son abducted by security forcesSun, 12 Jan 2025 14:41:31 GMT Read More »

Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.Mayotte was placed on red alert from 1900 GMT on Saturday in anticipation of the passage of Dikeledi, a storm forecast …

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on high alert as new storm approachesSun, 12 Jan 2025 07:46:00 GMT Read More »

Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.Mayotte was placed on red alert from 1900 GMT on Saturday in anticipation of the passage of Dikeledi, a storm forecast …

Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert for new stormSun, 12 Jan 2025 05:51:05 GMT Read More »

On a barge hundreds of metres off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watches intently as Besma, a recovering sea turtle, shuffles towards the water and dives in.The barge, used to treat injured loggerhead turtles, is the first floating rehabilitation centre for the species in the Mediterranean, its organisers say.Harbouring netted …

Tunisian rehab barge offers hope for vulnerable sea turtlesSun, 12 Jan 2025 02:04:37 GMT Read More »

Sudanese paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo said Saturday his Rapid Support Forces had “lost” key Al-Jazira state capital Wad Madani, as the military and allied armed groups entered the city after more than a year of paramilitary control.Government officials loyal to the army have hailed the recapture of the city, which RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo …

Sudan paramilitary leader says ‘lost’ Al-Jazira state capitalSat, 11 Jan 2025 21:21:50 GMT Read More »

Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin.This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.”This religion, …

Benin’s women, pillars of voodoo celebrationsSat, 11 Jan 2025 17:24:11 GMT Read More »

The Sudanese military and allied armed groups launched an offensive Saturday on key Al-Jazira state capital Wad Madani, entering the city after more than a year of paramilitary control, the army said.In a statement, the armed forces “congratulated” the Sudanese people on “our forces entering the city of Wad Madani this morning”.Sudan’s army and Rapid Support …

Sudan army says enters key paramilitary-held Al-Jazira state capitalSat, 11 Jan 2025 16:09:52 GMT Read More »

France on Saturday handed over its second army base in Chad as part of an agreement with the country’s authorities to withdraw its military forces.The central African country in late November abruptly ended military cooperation with its former colonial ruler, and French troops began leaving the country in late December.”Today… marks the handover of the …

France hands over second army base in Chad amid withdrawalSat, 11 Jan 2025 15:45:22 GMT Read More »