Niger’s military rulers said they had foiled an attempt by Mohamed Bazoum, the former president they ousted in a coup in July, to escape their custody on Thursday.”At around three in the morning, the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and his family, his two cooks and two security elements, tried to escape from his place of …
Under a blue tent in a leafy Johannesburg park, members of South Africa’s leading opposition party chat as they wait for would-be voters to stop by and register for next year’s general election.The Democratic Alliance (DA) is the second most popular party in town, but few do so. “It’s been quite a slow start,” mutters one …
For most rugby players the glory of getting your hands on the Webb Ellis cup would be motivation enough to lay your body on the line in a World Cup semi-final.For South Africa captain Siya Kolisi, however, whose side takes on England at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, the inner drive comes …
‘Purpose-driven’ Springboks braced for England showdownFri, 20 Oct 2023 01:31:17 GMT Read More »
A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said.Three “land-attack cruise missiles and several drones” were intercepted by a destroyer, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters. The attack was “launched by …
The International Criminal Court said Thursday it had released Maxime Mokom, a former militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR), shelving its war crimes case against him after the prosecutor dropped all charges.Prosecutor Karim Khan said his office had concluded there were “no longer any reasonable prospects of conviction at trial even if the …
ICC frees ex-C.Africa militia leader after case shelvedThu, 19 Oct 2023 20:34:05 GMT Read More »
On the eve of the first anniversary of the bloody repression of a protest against military rule in Chad, the opposition still faces arrest, intimidation and threats, despite a looming referendum on reform.The young and at the time three-star general Mahamat Idriss Deby was proclaimed president by the army two and a half years ago …
Sierra Leone’s main opposition party has struck a deal to end its boycott of government in exchange for the release of political detainees and an end to politically motivated legal cases.The two sides on Wednesday evening concluded talks mediated by the Commonwealth, the African Union and the regional bloc ECOWAS following tense elections in June, …
The first French road convoy of troops withdrawing from Niger following the overthrow of its president has arrived in neighbouring Chad’s capital, the French military said on Thursday. The pullout, ordered by Niger’s military rulers, started last week after the July ouster of president Mohamed Bazoum, a key ally of Paris, had thrown France’s strategy for …
First French army convoy to leave Niger reaches ChadThu, 19 Oct 2023 13:07:35 GMT Read More »
Not far from the Vatican, where hundreds of Catholics have gathered to debate the future of the Church, purple-clad activists make their voices heard against the “patriarchy”, chanting “Ordain women priests!” .The place of women in the Catholic Church — led for 2,000 years by a man, and which outlaws abortion, female priests and does …
