Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won a second term in office, election officials said Saturday, but the opposition rejected the result of a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards.Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44Â percent for the main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to official results announced by the …
Emmerson Mnangagwa, who became Zimbabwe’s second president after outmanoeuvring long-time ruler Robert Mugabe with a military-backed coup in 2017 — won a second term on Saturday in a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards. Nicknamed “The Crocodile” because of his ruthlessness, Mnangagwa, 80, who analysts judge more autocratic than his predecessor and lacking …
Zimbabwe’s 80-year-old ‘Crocodile’ president wins new termSat, 26 Aug 2023 22:02:48 GMT Read More »
Gabon cut internet access and announced a nightly curfew as voting drew to a close Saturday, and opposition leader Albert Ondo Ossa denounced “fraud” in his battle for the presidency against incumbent Ali Bongo Ondimba.Bongo and Ondo Ossa lead a race of 14 candidates vying for the top job in the oil-rich central African state.But …
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month’s coup, a day after the country’s new military rulers gave France’s ambassador to Niger 48 hours to leave the country.The Seyni Kountche stadium, the largest in Niger with a capacity of 30,000 seats, was two-thirds full and the sound of vuvuzelas …
Internet access was cut and a nightly curfew announced in Gabon Saturday as polling stations closed in triple election, in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that has ruled for 55 years, sought victory over a newly united opposition.Bongo and his main rival Albert Ondo Ossa lead a race of 14 candidates vying …
Gabon’s Bongo seeks third term in nationwide pollSat, 26 Aug 2023 18:13:40 GMT Read More »
Amane Beriso Shankule led an Ethiopian 1-2 as she won the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.Shankule, whose victory at last year’s Valencia marathon put her third on the world all-time list, timed 2hr 24min 23sec on the streets of Budapest.Defending champion Gotytom Gebreslase claimed silver, 11sec behind, with Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi taking …
Shankule leads Ethiopian 1-2 in world women’s marathonSat, 26 Aug 2023 08:40:54 GMT Read More »
Voters in Gabon were called to the polls on Saturday for a triple election in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that has ruled for 55 years, is seeking victory over a belatedly-united opposition.Bongo and main rival Albert Ondo Ossa lead a race of 14 candidates vying for the top job in …
Gabon’s Bongo aims for third term in nationwide pollSat, 26 Aug 2023 04:00:55 GMT Read More »
Niger’s military rulers, who seized control of the government in July, gave the French ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, Niamey’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday.Relations between the new regime in Niamey and several Western powers, as well as the West African bloc ECOWAS, have deteriorated since the coup on July 26.France’s …
Niger’s military rulers order French ambassador outSat, 26 Aug 2023 01:56:37 GMT Read More »
Reigning champions South Africa completed their World Cup preparations with a record 35-7 rout of 14-man New Zealand as the All Blacks suffered their all-time heaviest margin of defeat on Friday.The Springboks scored five tries, through captain Siya Kolisi, wing Kurt-Lee Arendse, hooker Malcolm Marx and replacements Bongi Mbonambi and Kwagga Smith — all converted …
South Africa send New Zealand crashing to record defeatFri, 25 Aug 2023 22:25:10 GMT Read More »
