The United States said Wednesday that it will put Yemen’s Huthis back on a list of “terrorist” entities, but the announcement failed to deter the Iran-backed rebels, who responded by attacking a US-owned ship.The Huthis have already faced multiple rounds of air strikes in response to their targeting of merchant vessels in the Red Sea, …

US re-designates Yemen’s Huthis as ‘terrorist’ entityWed, 17 Jan 2024 22:58:32 GMT Read More »

Shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco cruised to a 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania in San Pedro on Wednesday as they opened their Africa Cup of Nations Group F campaign. Captain Romain Saiss scored in the first half and, after Tanzania had Novatus Miroshi sent off, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri netted for the Atlas Lions.Although …

World Cup stars Morocco cruise to AFCON victory over TanzaniaWed, 17 Jan 2024 19:10:10 GMT Read More »

The Comoros declared a curfew on Wednesday after security forces clashed with protesters angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani in a vote opposition leaders denounced as fraudulent.During the day, demonstrators ransacked a former minister’s house and set it on fire, as others tried to block roads in the capital. Police responded with tear …

Unrest erupts as Comoros opposition rejects presidential voteWed, 17 Jan 2024 19:09:01 GMT Read More »

A Cameroonian member of the UN peacekeeping force in northwestern Central African Republic has been killed in a landmine blast and five others wounded, the United Nations said.The region regularly sees clashes between rebel groups and the CAR army backed by mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group.Soldiers from Cameroon’s contingent of the UN peacekeeping force were …

C.Africa mine blast kills peacekeeper: UNWed, 17 Jan 2024 17:33:11 GMT Read More »

Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro said Wednesday he had been left “confused” by reports that striker Umar Sadiq was set to return to action for his club Real Sociedad just days after pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations due to injury.”I am confused also,” Peseiro told reporters in Abidjan when asked how the 26-year-old …

Nigeria coach ‘confused’ over injury to striker SadiqWed, 17 Jan 2024 13:16:45 GMT Read More »

Opposition leaders in the Comoros demanded Wednesday that this week’s presidential election be declared void, as police fired tear gas on protesters angered at the re-election of President Azali Assoumani.Election officials said Assoumani had won 62.97 percent of the vote in Sunday’s ballot, but the five opposition challengers have cried foul, alleging ballot-stuffing and fraud.”Incontestably …

Tensions as Comoros opposition demands vote annulmentWed, 17 Jan 2024 11:36:46 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan court on Wednesday gave prosecutors two weeks to conduct mental health assessments of a cult leader and suspected accomplices before charging them with murder over the deaths of more than 400 followers.Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death in order to “meet Jesus” in …

Kenya cult leader faces mental health tests before murder chargesWed, 17 Jan 2024 10:39:26 GMT Read More »

Comoros security forces responded with tear gas and arrests on Wednesday after groups, angered by the re-election of President Azali Assoumani, tried to block roads in the capital.Debris and burning tyres were scattered in several streets of Moroni and the Indian Ocean archipelago’s largest street market lay deserted on the morning after the disputed poll …

Tension spills into streets after Comoros president re-electedWed, 17 Jan 2024 09:44:57 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s devastating nine-month war between two rival generals is spreading to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an NGO reported late Tuesday, sounding the alarm for the remains of the ancient Kingdom of Kush.The Regional Network for Cultural Rights said it “strongly condemns the incursion by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)”, the paramilitary forces of general …

Sudan fighting spreads to World Heritage SiteWed, 17 Jan 2024 01:42:52 GMT Read More »

Namibia produced the biggest shock so far in an Africa Cup of Nations full of upsets in the Ivory Coast by snatching a 1-0 triumph over former champions Tunisia on Tuesday.It was a historic first victory in the flagship African tournament for the Brave Warriors, who defeated and drew with another top team, Cameroon, in …

Hotto strikes as Namibia shock Tunisia in latest AFCON upsetWed, 17 Jan 2024 01:28:47 GMT Read More »