The United Nations mission in Mali officially ended its 10-year deployment in the country on Monday, in a pullout ordered by Mali’s military leaders. The symbolic ceremony marks the official end of the mission, the mission’s spokesperson Fatoumata Kaba said, even though some elements remain in the country.”We are leaving… proud of what we have been …

UN mission in Mali officially ends after 10 yearsMon, 11 Dec 2023 17:51:41 GMT Read More »

Saudi Arabia, the staunchest opponent of phasing out fossil fuels at COP28, may dominate the Arab bloc at the UN climate talks in Dubai. But it is far from the only voice.”We’re seeing a split between the UAE and other big petrostates on the future of fossil fuels,” said Jim Krane of Rice University in …

Not all Arab states backing Saudi Arabia in COP28 talksMon, 11 Dec 2023 16:47:28 GMT Read More »

More than 400 South African gold miners who remained underground for four days amid tensions between unions and the mine owners returned to the surface on Monday, with some telling AFP that workers had collapsed due to lack of food.The miners failed to emerge at the end of their Thursday night shift at Springs, east …

400 South Africa miners resurface after underground disputeMon, 11 Dec 2023 16:28:07 GMT Read More »

A court on Monday ruled that a man accused of burning down the South African parliament in 2022 is unfit to stand trial due to schizophrenia.Zandile Mafe, 50, was arrested while firefighters were still battling the devastating blaze on January 2 last year.He had pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism, theft and arson at …

Man accused of burning down S. African parliament found unfit to stand trialMon, 11 Dec 2023 14:32:36 GMT Read More »

A French frigate that shot down two drones in the Red Sea was acting in self-defence after coming under attack from the unmanned aerial vehicles, the foreign ministry in Paris said on Monday.The French general staff reported on Sunday that the Languedoc frigate, operating in the Red Sea, had opened fire on two drones heading …

France says downing of drones in Red Sea ‘legitimate defence’Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:55:35 GMT Read More »

More than 400 South African gold miners who remained underground for four days, amid tensions between unions and the mine owners, returned to the surface on Monday, some telling AFP that workers had collapsed due to lack of food.The miners failed to emerge at the end of their night shift on Thursday at Springs, east …

South Africa miners resurface after underground disputeMon, 11 Dec 2023 13:14:32 GMT Read More »

Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah led an Egyptian goal charge across Europe at the weekend with Omar Marmoush and Mostafa Mohamed also finding the net.Salah scored his 200th goal for the Reds and 150th in the Premier League by equalising at Crystal Palace in a match his team went on to win 2-1 in added …

African players in Europe: Salah leads Egyptian goal rushMon, 11 Dec 2023 11:45:48 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of South African gold miners who were blockaded underground for more than four days started returning to the surface on Monday, AFP reporters saw.More than 400 miners were held below ground at Springs, east of Johannesburg, on Thursday evening in a near repeat of a three-day protest in October, the Gold One company said. The …

South Africa miners resurface after underground disputeMon, 11 Dec 2023 10:36:50 GMT Read More »