South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa led a march to his late predecessor Nelson Mandela’s house on Friday and vowed to turn around the fortunes of their African National Congress Party before next week’s tightly-contested election.Ramaphosa staged his walkabout in Soweto, the town of his birth and a stronghold of the ANC going back to the days …
Doctors without Borders (MSF) has called for the protection of hundreds of thousands of civilians “caught in the crossfire” between the M23 rebel group and government forces in east DR Congo.The mainly Tutsi-led M23 (March 23 Movement)resumed its armed campaign at the end of 2021 and has seized swathes of territory in the North Kivu …
Calls to protect DR Congo civilians as fighting flaresFri, 24 May 2024 12:37:54 GMT Read More »
South African parties launched a final boisterous weekend of stadium rallies and campaign walkabouts Friday, ahead of what is expected to be the most tightly contested general election in decades.President Cyril Ramaphosa headed to Soweto, the 71-year-old’s home town and a stronghold of his ruling African National Congress, to mobilise supporters ahead of a huge …
Countries trying to thrash out a global agreement on handling future pandemics are hoping to seal the deal Friday after weeks of creeping progress in exhausting talks.Having ploughed past several previous deadlines, the hard stop of next week’s annual gathering of the World Health Organization’s 194 member states is now in clear sight.Scarred by the …
Pandemic agreement talks come to the crunchFri, 24 May 2024 11:21:28 GMT Read More »
Propagandists and scammers are exploiting xenophobia and anger over failing infrastructure to unleash a wave of disinformation ahead of South Africa’s most contested polls since 1994, experts warn.The ruling African National Congress (ANC) risks losing its outright majority in the May 29 ballot amid soaring unemployment, rising xenophobia, prolonged power blackouts and allegations of endemic …
Caleb Weiss sits on the edge of an open-doored helicopter above the dense rainforest in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Tensions rise among the crew as the aircraft flies low over the impenetrable canopy, within gunshot range of a fierce rebel group that has been conducting fatal attacks on villages in the area …
Five facts before second leg of CAF Champions League final in Cairo on Saturday, with Al Ahly of Egypt and Esperance of Tunisia level on aggregate after goalless first leg. Ahly are seeking back-to-back titles a record-extending fourth time after victories in the 2005 and 2006, 2012 and 2013 and 2020 and 2021 seasons. Esperance achieved …
CAF Champions League final: Five Ahly v Esperance factsFri, 24 May 2024 06:31:57 GMT Read More »
The El Nino weather pattern did not have “any influence” on widespread flooding that killed hundreds in East Africa this year, an expert group of scientists said Friday.Torrential rainfall in Kenya, Tanzania and neighbouring nations killed more than 500 people, displacing hundreds of thousands as the deluge swept away homes and swamped roads during the …
El Nino not responsible for East Africa floods: scientistsFri, 24 May 2024 05:36:10 GMT Read More »
CAF Champions League finalists Al Ahly of Egypt and Esperance of Tunisia boast amazing defensive records ahead of the second leg in Cairo on Saturday, with goalkeepers Mostafa Shobeir and Amanallah Memmiche the unexpected stars.Shobeir has not conceded in eight Ahly appearances, including the 0-0 draw in the first leg of the title decider last …
The top United Nations court on Friday will rule on a plea by South Africa to order a halt to the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, with Pretoria accusing Israel of “genocide”.Pretoria has urged the International Court of Justice to order an “immediate” stop to Israel’s campaign, including in the southern area of Rafah, and …
Top UN court to rule on S. Africa Gaza ceasefire bidFri, 24 May 2024 04:36:42 GMT Read More »
