The speaker of Kenya’s parliament has cracked down on what he described as inappropriate attire worn by MPs, even banning traditional African dress and safari-style suits favoured by President William Ruto.Moses Wentang’ula told lawmakers on Tuesday they must abide by the assembly’s sartorial rules, lashing out at “emerging fashion trends that now threaten the established …

Kenya speaker gives lawmakers a dressing down on attireWed, 29 Nov 2023 14:48:01 GMT Read More »

A golden mole that “swims” in sand has resurfaced in South Africa after 87 years in the wilderness when many specialists feared it had become extinct, researchers have said.Traces of two De Winton’s golden moles have been found under the sands of a beach after a “detective novel search”, said Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) senior …

Bashful golden mole detected in South Africa after 87 yearsWed, 29 Nov 2023 12:17:14 GMT Read More »

The death toll from floods that have devastated many parts of Kenya has almost doubled to 120, a government official said on Tuesday.More than 89,000 households have also been displaced and are being sheltered in over 112 camps, top interior ministry official Raymond Omollo said in a statement.Kenya and its Horn of Africa neighbours Somalia …

Death toll from Kenya floods almost doubles to 120Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:10:35 GMT Read More »

Sierra Leonean authorities were treating clashes that killed 21 people in the capital Freetown at the weekend as a failed coup attempt, officials told reporters on Tuesday. Freetown residents woke up to gunfire and explosions on Sunday and experienced several hours of armed confrontation between security forces and armed assailants who attempted to break into a …

S.Leone authorities treating Sunday’s deadly clashes as failed coupTue, 28 Nov 2023 20:20:30 GMT Read More »

Winding gear at a giant South African platinum mine failed sending an elevator into a precipitous fall that killed 11 workers and injured 75, the operators said Tuesday.Impala Platinum said 14 of the injured workers remained in “critical condition” after the disaster on Monday as the elevator brought the miners up after the end of …

S.Africa platinum mine lift plunge kills 11Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:12:18 GMT Read More »

Libyan authorities Tuesday prepared to deport 248 undocumented migrants, an official said, to their home countries Niger and Chad in a joint effort by rival administrations in the war-torn country.An official with Tripoli’s government agency against clandestine migration said 120 Nigeriens had left Libya for Niamey in coordination with the UN’s International Organization for Migration …

Libya sends nearly 250 migrants back to Niger, ChadTue, 28 Nov 2023 16:07:34 GMT Read More »

Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday.The figure represented a sharp 135 percent increase over 2021, the UK-based charity said in an analysis ahead of the COP28 climate summit opening in Dubai on Thursday.It said children made …

Climate crises drove 27 mn children into hunger in 2022: charityTue, 28 Nov 2023 16:05:10 GMT Read More »

Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday.The figure represented a sharp 135 percent increase over 2021, the UK-based charity said in an analysis ahead of the COP28 climate summit opening in Dubai on Thursday.It said children made …

Climate crises drove 27 million into hunger in 2022: charityTue, 28 Nov 2023 15:17:40 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan court on Tuesday quashed a controversial housing levy introduced by President William Ruto, dealing a blow to his plans to try to shore up depleted government coffers, but stayed the ruling until next year. The 1.5-percent levy on the salaries of all taxpaying Kenyans, to be matched by employers, was signed into law in …

Kenyan court rules contentious housing tax illegalTue, 28 Nov 2023 15:08:48 GMT Read More »

Clashes that shook Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday. “We have launched a manhunt for all those who were involved in the violent attack, amongst them current and retired serving …

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital after deadly clashesMon, 27 Nov 2023 20:28:45 GMT Read More »