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Algeria accused France on Tuesday of “unacceptable and blatant interference” after President Emmanuel Macron said Algiers was “dishonouring itself” by keeping French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal behind bars on national security charges.Sansal, a literary figure who has been critical of the Algerian authorities, was arrested at Algiers airport in November and has been kept in custody despite …

Algeria slams French ‘interference’ over jailing of writerTue, 07 Jan 2025 16:41:04 GMT Read More »

President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday faced accusations from France’s remaining allies in West Africa of showing contempt towards Africans and from the left at home of neo-colonialism after lamenting that African countries “forgot to say thank you” for France’s decade-long military deployment to fight an Islamist insurgency.France has been on the back foot in its former …

Macron irks allies, left with Africa ‘forgot to say thank you’ jibeTue, 07 Jan 2025 16:40:49 GMT Read More »

Ghana on Tuesday swore in president-elect John Mahama in the capital Accra before some 20 regional leaders as he promises to lift the West African gold and cocoa producer out of the doldrums.Mahama won 56 percent of the vote in the nation’s presidential election on December 9, defeating ruling party candidate and Vice President Mahamudu …

Ghana’s John Mahama sworn in after presidential comebackTue, 07 Jan 2025 13:52:14 GMT Read More »

South Sudan could resume oil production “as early as tomorrow” almost a year after fighting in neighbouring Sudan ruptured a key pipeline, the government said Tuesday.The landlocked and impoverished country’s vital oil had been shipped to global markets from Port Sudan on the Red Sea, with Sudan taking a cut as a transit fee.But the …

South Sudan says will resume oil production from Jan 8Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:05:05 GMT Read More »

South Africa eased to a 10-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second Test on Monday in Cape Town to secure a 2-0 series win despite second-innings resistance from the tourists.Forced to follow on 421 runs behind on the first innings, Pakistan battled to 478 all out but South Africa, who qualified for the World Test …

South Africa wrap up Test series win over PakistanMon, 06 Jan 2025 18:28:52 GMT Read More »

Five young Kenyan men who disappeared last month in a spate of abductions targeting government critics were freed on Monday, local media and rights groups said.The kidnappings have dominated news and political discussions in recent weeks, with at least six young men disappearing over the Christmas holidays.At least two were taken after posting AI-generated images …

Five abducted Kenyans freedMon, 06 Jan 2025 16:21:52 GMT Read More »

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.Sarkozy’s career has been shadowed by legal troubles since he lost the 2012 presidential election. He has been convicted in two other cases, charged in another and is being investigated in …

France’s Sarkozy on trial over alleged Kadhafi financing pactMon, 06 Jan 2025 15:01:16 GMT Read More »

Four young Kenyan men who disappeared last month in a spate of abductions targeting government critics were freed on Monday, local media and rights groups said.The kidnappings have dominated news and political discussions in recent weeks, with at least six young men disappearing over the Christmas holidays.At least two were taken after posting AI-generated images …

Four abducted Kenyans freedMon, 06 Jan 2025 14:38:30 GMT Read More »

Trading in shares of Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways, has resumed after being suspended for more than four years, the Nairobi stock exchange said Monday. The airline sought a suspension in July 2020 when the government proposed a law to renationalise the troubled carrier in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that devastated global air travel.But …

Kenya Airways shares trade again after four-year hiatusMon, 06 Jan 2025 09:24:47 GMT Read More »

His orange henna-dyed beard and striking eyewear would make him easy to pick out in a crowd, but Abdul Qadir Mumin has remained elusive.The Somalian leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has in all likelihood risen to the status of strongman of the entire organisation, even if he lacks the official title, analysts say.While …

The quiet financier: Islamic State’s elusive strongmanMon, 06 Jan 2025 02:19:30 GMT Read More »