Heavy fighting erupted Wednesday in the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela between federal government forces and a regional militia, local residents said.It is not the first time the UNESCO World Heritage site has been caught up in clashes in the Amhara region between the Ethiopia National Defence Force and the armed group known as Fano.”Fighting …

Fighting erupts in Ethiopia’s Lalibela: residentsWed, 08 Nov 2023 11:36:25 GMT Read More »

Plans to expand oil, gas and coal production by major fossil fuel countries would push the world far beyond the Paris deal’s 1.5C global warming limit, the UN warned Wednesday. The future of fossil fuels will be a key flashpoint when world leaders meet at the COP28 climate conference later this month, tasked with salvaging the …

Fossil fuel plans by producing nations threatens 1.5C limit: UNWed, 08 Nov 2023 05:31:58 GMT Read More »

Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe’s climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history. With temperatures soaring beyond previous averages by exceptional margins, scientists say the pressure on world leaders to curb planet-heating greenhouse gas pollution has never been more urgent as …

Hottest October globally marks fifth record-shattering monthWed, 08 Nov 2023 03:10:48 GMT Read More »

Since Koyo Kouoh took over the reins of the Zeitz MOCAA, the Cape Town museum has been making waves in the contemporary art world by putting Africa front and centre.Under the ambitious Cameroonian-born curator, the museum in the city’s port district has built its identity around Pan-Africanism, showcasing the work of artists from the continent …

Cape Town art museum on mission to reclaim African identityWed, 08 Nov 2023 01:31:34 GMT Read More »

Mali’s army said Tuesday it carried out air strikes on “terrorist targets” in the rebel stronghold of Kidal where witnesses and separatists said civilians, including children, died in the attack.The armed forces said on social media that the strikes “neutralised several terrorist pick-up trucks” at a military camp evacuated by UN peacekeepers last week in …

Mali army air strikes blamed for civilian deaths in rebel-held townTue, 07 Nov 2023 18:59:31 GMT Read More »

Strikes on the strategic Malian town of Kidal on Tuesday killed at least six people, including children, witnesses and residents said, attributing them to Mali’s army. “There were several strikes this morning,” a health worker said on condition of anonymity. “There were six deaths including three children.” Other witnesses reported a higher death toll in the northern …

Strikes kill six in key Mali town of Kidal: witnessesTue, 07 Nov 2023 13:35:51 GMT Read More »

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya said she is “not going to be ashamed because I am different” as she focuses on her long-running dispute with athletics authorities. The South African, who is classed as having “differences in sexual development (DSD)” but has always been legally identified as female, has refused to take drugs to reduce her …

Olympic champion Semenya ‘not ashamed’ to be differentTue, 07 Nov 2023 11:23:38 GMT Read More »

Gunmen from criminal gangs have killed 13 Islamic seminary pupils during a ceremony celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state, a local official said Tuesday. Katsina is one of several states in northwestern and central Nigeria terrorised by criminal gangs, locally known as bandits, who raid villages, kill and abduct residents as …

Gunmen kill 13 Islamic school pupils in northwest NigeriaTue, 07 Nov 2023 10:39:09 GMT Read More »

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreed Monday to rule on the case of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, who has been barred from competing over her refusal to take medication to lower her testosterone levels.The 32-year-old South African athlete won a long legal battle in July against Switzerland …

Semenya case set for ECHR Grand Chamber final rulingTue, 07 Nov 2023 01:08:20 GMT Read More »