The United States on Tuesday formally declared that Niger’s military staged a coup, cutting off more than $500 million in assistance as it acknowledged the overthrow of a democratic government seen as a key bulwark against Russia.Niger’s military on July 26 toppled and detained the elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, a Western partner in the fight …

US says Niger military staged coup, slashes aidTue, 10 Oct 2023 16:28:28 GMT Read More »

The new head of the International Organization for Migration on Tuesday called for migration to be no longer treated as a problem but “a tool to unlock human potential to advance economic development”.Amy Pope, the first woman elected to lead the IOM, chose Ethiopia, home to the African Union and nearly 4.4 million displaced people, …

Use migration as ‘development tool’, UN agency chief saysTue, 10 Oct 2023 15:29:41 GMT Read More »

The French army said Tuesday it had begun withdrawing troops from Niger after being ordered out by the leaders of a coup that ousted the president and Paris ally.The move kicks off a complex and fraught process that Paris expects to be completed by the end of the year, drawing the curtain on another French …

France turns a page as troops begin leaving coup-hit NigerTue, 10 Oct 2023 15:13:34 GMT Read More »

Seven survivors and relatives of victims of a bloody 2021 jihadist attack near a major gas field in northern Mozambique have launched legal action against France’s TotalEnergies, accusing it of failing to protect its subcontractors, their lawyers said Tuesday.Islamic State-linked militants killed dozens of people when they attacked the Mozambican port town of Palma on …

TotalEnergies hit with lawsuit over 2021 Mozambique jihadist massacreTue, 10 Oct 2023 14:33:20 GMT Read More »

The French army said Tuesday it had begun withdrawing its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the country by the leaders of a coup that ousted a pro-Paris president.The move kicks off a complex and sensitive process that Paris expects to be completed by the end of the year, drawing the curtain on …

French troops begin leaving coup-hit NigerTue, 10 Oct 2023 12:16:33 GMT Read More »

Liberians began voting Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters’ main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.An hour before polling got under way at 0800 GMT, hundreds of people were already waiting to cast their ballots at voting stations, mostly …

Liberia’s football superstar president runs for re-electionTue, 10 Oct 2023 08:46:41 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s Rugby World Cup success in 2019 was littered with iconic images from during and after the tournament win.Captain Siya Kolisi lifting the Webb Ellis trophy to wild celebrations across the country are two examples, but memories of the Springboks’ simple, clinical, well-executed gameplan also stick in the mind.Rassie Erasmus had only been head …

Gameplan evolution takes South Africa back to World Cup quartersTue, 10 Oct 2023 04:05:13 GMT Read More »

Clashes have intensified in DR Congo’s east where the national army has deployed in areas it was chased out of at the start of the year, the United Nations and local sources said Monday.After a six-month lull, fighting resumed this month between local armed groups and the M23 rebel movement in North Kivu province, said …

Fighting intensifies in east DR CongoMon, 09 Oct 2023 20:20:03 GMT Read More »

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva called Monday for wealthy nations to provide more support to debt-saddled developing countries, as she opened the first IMF-World Bank meetings on African soil in 50 years.The week-long talks in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakesh come as the IMF and World Bank are facing calls to reform in …

IMF, World Bank hold first meetings in Africa in 50 yearsMon, 09 Oct 2023 17:34:54 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan court on Monday temporarily suspended a government plan to send police to Haiti on a UN-backed mission aiming to restore calm to the gang-infested Caribbean nation. The UN Security Council last week approved a Kenyan-led multinational security force for the troubled country, with Nairobi promising 1,000 police officers. But a Nairobi court granted an interim …

Kenya court puts Haiti deployment on temporary holdMon, 09 Oct 2023 15:42:51 GMT Read More »