Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko led a peaceful protest banging pots and pans after authorities blocked a rally to publicly confirm he would run in next year’s presidential elections.Sonko, dressed in red in a sign of anger, appeared outside his home Saturday evening to kick off the protest, “symbolically” banging pots for several minutes.The 49-year-old …

Senegal opposition leader stages noisy but peaceful protestSun, 16 Jul 2023 09:36:22 GMT Read More »

Tens of millions of people were battling dangerously high temperatures around the world on Sunday as record heat forecasts hung over parts of the United States, Europe and Asia, in the latest example of the threat from global warming.A powerful heatwave stretching from California to Texas was expected to peak, according to the US National …

Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Europe and AsiaSun, 16 Jul 2023 05:49:51 GMT Read More »

Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era as the Czech swept to a shock 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in Saturday’s final.As the first unseeded woman in the Wimbledon final in 60 years, Vondrousova was a heavy underdog against sixth-ranked Jabeur.But the 24-year-old upset the odds …

Unseeded Vondrousova stuns tearful Jabeur to win Wimbledon titleSat, 15 Jul 2023 14:56:18 GMT Read More »

Ons Jabeur hopes it will be third time lucky when she attempts to become the first African or Arab woman to win a Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday.The 28-year-old Tunisian takes on Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, hoping to go one better than last year when she was defeated by Elena …

History-chasing Jabeur hopes for third time lucky at WimbledonSat, 15 Jul 2023 10:20:28 GMT Read More »

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called for a peaceful protest on Saturday after authorities blocked a planned rally to publicly confirm his nomination as a candidate in upcoming presidential elections.Sonko on Thursday “was unanimously voted in as the PASTEF-Patriots’ candidate for the February 25, 2024 presidential elections,” the party said in a statement given to …

Senegal opposition leader calls for protests after nomination rally bannedSat, 15 Jul 2023 01:55:56 GMT Read More »

The Ocean Viking should have been on the water Friday, searching for migrants needing rescue in the Mediterranean. Instead, the vessel operated by Marseille-based SOS Mediterranee was docked at the Civitavecchia port outside Rome due to a bureaucratic tangle with Italy — leaving more migrants to fend for themselves in open waters.”We would have been at …

‘Would have been at sea’: migrant rescue ship stuck at Italian portFri, 14 Jul 2023 20:35:15 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s main opposition party on Friday declared its firebrand leader Ousmane Sonko would be its candidate in upcoming presidential elections, brushing aside questions about his eligibility following a jail sentence.Sonko on Thursday “was unanimously voted in as the PASTEF-Patriots’ candidate for the February 25 2024 presidential elections,” the party said in a statement to AFP.Ballots …

Senegal opposition leader named election champion despite jail sentenceFri, 14 Jul 2023 16:56:29 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s radical leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Friday said it was open to forming a grand coalition with centrists and other rivals in order to oust the long-ruling ANC in next year’s elections.”The opposition parties should come together to unseat the ANC,” EFF leader Julius Malema told a press briefing in Johannesburg. The country’s biggest …

S.Africa’s leftist EFF opens to coalition to oust ANCFri, 14 Jul 2023 16:26:50 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of people on Friday braved a ban to join a protest against plans for a constitutional change that will enable troubled Central African Republic’s president to bid for a third term in office.Opposition leaders headed a march of around 500 people through the capital Bangui under heavy escort from the CAR security forces and …

Protest march in C.Africa over constitutional changeFri, 14 Jul 2023 15:23:42 GMT Read More »

War-torn Sudan’s capital experienced a communications blackout for several hours on Friday, residents said, as the army and paramilitary forces waged intense battles across Khartoum and humanitarian groups warned of worsening crises.”Violent clashes” shook the capital, witnesses told AFP over the phone, after residents woke up to an outage of vital internet and mobile phone …

Communication cuts, disease outbreak in Sudan as fighting ragesFri, 14 Jul 2023 14:46:45 GMT Read More »