Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Friday close to victory in Liberia’s presidential race against incumbent George Weah.Former vice president Boakai had garnered 50.89 percent of votes cast, with Weah on 49.11 percent with more than 99.5 percent of the polling stations tallied following Tuesday’s second-round poll, said electoral commission head Davidetta Browne Lansanah.The results …

Liberian challenger close to victory over president WeahFri, 17 Nov 2023 22:04:08 GMT Read More »

Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Friday close to victory in Liberia’s presidential race against incumbent George Weah, with more than 99 percent of polling stations reporting.Former vice president Boakai had garnered 50.89 percent of votes cast, with Weah on 49.11 percent with more than 99.5 percent of the polling stations tallied following Tuesday’s second-round …

Liberian challenger close to election victory over president WeahFri, 17 Nov 2023 20:07:14 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a judgment that had put detained political opponent Ousmane Sonko back in the 2024 presidential race, ruling that the case should be retried.”The court overturns and annuls the decision of the Ziguinchor court of October 12 and returns the case to the Dakar high court” for a retrial, the court’s …

Court ruling deals blow to Senegal opposition leader’s presidency hopesFri, 17 Nov 2023 19:29:09 GMT Read More »

Shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco supply four of the 10 stars shortlisted on Friday for the African Player of the Year award.They are goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, full-back Achraf Hakimi, midfielder Sofyan Amrabat and forward Youssef En-Nesyri.In Qatar, Morocco topped a World Cup group that included Belgium and 2018 runners-up Croatia, then eliminated Spain and …

Moroccans dominate African Player of the Year shortlistFri, 17 Nov 2023 17:59:44 GMT Read More »

A West African regional court on Friday dealt a severe blow to detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s chances at running for president, with his political fate now resting with Senegal’s Supreme Court.In the latest twist of a long-running legal battle, the Economic Community of West African States court in Nigeria’s capital Abuja said the …

W.African court deals blow to Senegal opposition leaderFri, 17 Nov 2023 14:22:05 GMT Read More »

Scrubbing a worn-out t-shirt at a public wash house in Madagascar’s capital of Antananarivo  a day after a hotly disputed presidential election, Germaine Razafindrakala, 77, has little doubt about who the winner will be.”The next president is Rajoelina,” she says without flinching, referring to the outgoing President, who was seeking re-election in Thursday’s vote. Many others …

After Madagascar disputed vote Antananarivo bustles with cynicismFri, 17 Nov 2023 13:47:13 GMT Read More »

The impacts of climate change could shave up to seven percent off Kenya’s economic output by 2050 compared to baseline forecasts, unless it adapts, the World Bank warned on Friday.The East African economic powerhouse is extremely vulnerable to climate disasters, recently enduring a punishing years-long drought followed by flooding precipitated by the El Nino weather …

Kenya’s economy faces climate change risks: World BankFri, 17 Nov 2023 12:04:01 GMT Read More »

Madagascar voted in highly contested presidential elections Thursday that were boycotted by most opposition candidates, resulting in a low turnout.After polling stations closed and counting started, the electoral commission, which the opposition accuses of lacking impartiality, estimated 39 percent of the 11 million people who were registered to vote did so. Two senior sources at the electoral …

Low turnout in boycott-hit Madagascar presidential electionThu, 16 Nov 2023 19:49:20 GMT Read More »

South Africa coach Rob Walter on Thursday said he was “proud” of Temba Bavuma despite the injured captain being unable to break the country’s World Cup jinx.The Proteas went down to Australia by three wickets in Thursday’s semi-final after a gallant effort to defend a modest 212 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.It was a fifth semi-final …

South Africa coach ‘proud’ of injured Bavuma despite World Cup exitThu, 16 Nov 2023 19:28:59 GMT Read More »

South Africa coach Rob Walter dismissed claims his team suffered another dose of World Cup semi-final stage fright in their tense three-wicket defeat to Australia, insisting it “was nothing even remotely close to a choke”.The Proteas slipped to 24-4 after they elected to bat first before David Miller’s 101 pulled them to 212 all out …

‘Nothing close to a choke’, says Proteas coach Walter after defeatThu, 16 Nov 2023 19:12:31 GMT Read More »