In her humble home on the red soil of the Green Kalahari, 92-year-old Katrina Esau listened intently as her two great-grandchildren practised the ancient N|uu language of South Africa’s indigenous San people.As the young children enthusiastically sang out phrases, Esau interjected occasionally to correct their pronunciation of the distinct sounds and deep clicks of her …
Young Moroccan protesters took to the streets again to demand reforms and a change of government on Thursday, the eve of a keenly anticipated annual speech by King Mohammed VI.”We no longer have confidence in the government. We’re waiting for the king to talk to us, he has to save his people,” Raghd, a 23-year-old engineer …
Morocco youth ask for king’s ear at fresh protestsFri, 10 Oct 2025 01:32:15 GMT Read More »
Several thousand anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar’s capital, several of them injured when police cracked down on the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.The fresh rally came after the Gen Z movement called for a general strike and rejected President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse the tensions rocking the Indian Ocean island.The …
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi appealed to his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame to stop supporting insurgents in the DRC, at a Brussels event attended by both leaders on Thursday, drawing a rebuke from Kigali that he was “completely mistaken” about the roots of the conflict.Tshisekedi, 62, issued the call as he took the podium after …
Polls opened in the Indian Ocean islands nation of the Seychelles on Thursday for a presidential run-off, with environmental and economic questions at the forefront of the election. Seychelles has the highest wealth per capita in Africa — around $18,000 according to the World Bank — but is vulnerable to climate change and faces widespread drug …
At least 1,000 anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar’s capital, where police fired tear gas to try and disperse the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.The fresh rally came after the Gen Z movement called for a general strike and rejected President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse the tensions rocking the Indian Ocean …
The world’s top conservation body kicked off its world congress Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, where it will unveil its updated “red list” of threatened species a day later.Hundreds of participants were meeting at the venue where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), whose decisions help set the global agenda on …
At least 1,000 protesters marched in Madagascar’s capital Thursday where police fired tear gas to try to disperse the new anti-government demonstration in a youth-led movement that started two weeks ago.The fresh protest came after the Gen Z movement rejected President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse the tensions rocking the Indian Ocean island by appointing …
1,000 gather in new Madagascar anti-government protestThu, 09 Oct 2025 10:49:59 GMT Read More »
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen pitched the bloc as a dependable partner in a transactional world Thursday as she hosted about a dozen Global South leaders at an investment conference in Brussels.Rwanda’s Paul Kagame and Angola’s Joao Lourenco were among those attending the opening of a two-day event aimed at bolstering a global …
EU woos developing nations at investment forumThu, 09 Oct 2025 10:17:51 GMT Read More »
Paul Biya has barely made a public appearance on the campaign trail in his bid for an eighth term as president of Cameroon aged 92 and after more than four decades in power.While the 11 rival candidates crisscrossed the central African country pressing the flesh ahead of the October 12 vote, Biya’s campaign has been …
Paul Biya, Cameroon’s wily veteran leaderThu, 09 Oct 2025 10:00:48 GMT Read More »
