South Africa’s largest opposition party has teamed up with six small groups to build a coalition aimed at ousting the long-ruling ANC in next year’s elections, they announced Monday.The Democratic Alliance, which has a fifth of the seats in parliament, is in the forefront of the plan.The initiative does not include the third largest party, …

S.Africa opposition set election coalition to oust ANCMon, 03 Jul 2023 12:23:39 GMT Read More »

Senegal braced for a potential showdown on Monday as President Macky Sall prepared to make a long-awaited announcement on whether he plans to seek a controversial third term.On the eve of Sall’s nationwide address, his fiercest critic, Ousmane Sonko, urged the public to “come out en masse” and oppose him.The president is due to make …

Tension in Senegal as president set to announce election planMon, 03 Jul 2023 12:18:51 GMT Read More »

Popular Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called on the public to “come out en masse” on the eve of a speech in which President Macky Sall is expected to announce on Monday whether he will seek a controversial third term.”We must come out to confront the Macky Sall regime and say that it is not …

Sonko urges Senegalese to ‘come out en masse’ ahead of president’s speechMon, 03 Jul 2023 01:49:53 GMT Read More »

Popular Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called on the public on Sunday night to “come out en masse” ahead of a speech in which President Macky Sall is expected to announce whether he will seek a controversial third term.”We must come out to confront the Macky Sall regime and say that it is not up …

Sonko urges Senegalese to ‘come out en masse’ ahead of president’s speechMon, 03 Jul 2023 00:23:25 GMT Read More »

Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners.Ruto said the move was “long overdue” and was aimed at creating jobs and opening up sectors of the economy that rely on forest products.”We can’t have mature trees rotting in forests while locals suffer …

Kenya’s Ruto lifts six-year logging banSun, 02 Jul 2023 17:41:39 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s Zulu king, head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, has undergone “thorough” medical examinations following the sudden death of a close adviser, a spokesman said Sunday, amid suspicions he was poisoned. The king, who was visiting neighbouring Eswatini, “underwent precautionary and thorough medical exams in a context of Covid and after the sudden death …

Zulu king undergoes tests following adviser’s sudden death: spokesmanSun, 02 Jul 2023 16:23:46 GMT Read More »

Fierce fighting between the forces of rival generals shook the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday as disease and malnutrition threatened the rising number of displaced.Khartoum residents said they were shaken awake by warplanes and “violent fighting” between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Witnesses told AFP a …

Fighting shakes Khartoum as displaced battle diseaseSun, 02 Jul 2023 13:51:27 GMT Read More »

Uncertainty reigned on Sunday over the health of South Africa’s Zulu king, the head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, with his spokesman denying reports he had been hospitalised.Misuzulu Zulu, 48, ascended the throne last year after the death of his father, Goodwill Zwelithini, amid a bitter feud over the royal succession.Overnight on Saturday, …

Zulu king’s entourage denies rumours he is illSun, 02 Jul 2023 12:53:00 GMT Read More »

Young Moroccan women are bringing new and inclusive energy to the centuries-old art of Gnaoua, a spiritual musical repertoire traditionally reserved for men. Also known as “tagnaouite”, it gained worldwide recognition after it was listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2019.”Why shouldn’t women be part of this dynamic?” asked Asma Hamzaoui at the Gnaoua …

Moroccan women shake up world of Gnaoua musicSun, 02 Jul 2023 03:26:11 GMT Read More »

Nestle is stepping up its project to combat deforestation in Ivory Coast caused by the growth of cocoa farming, bringing cocoa trading companies directly on board.Ivory Coast is the world’s largest cocoa producer, at 40 percent of the global market.The west African country had 16 million hectares of forest in the 1960s — a figure …

Nestle steps up reforestation project in Ivory CoastSun, 02 Jul 2023 03:19:20 GMT Read More »