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 »

As a filmmaker and head of Ghana’s film agency, Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante said she always had the same sense when attending international industry events: African cinema had so much more potential to deliver.CEO of Ghana’s National Film Authority, Asante joined forces with Nigerian and other African filmmakers and distributors this week in Ghana’s capital …

African cinema seeks bigger role on world stageThu, 16 Nov 2023 18:21:35 GMT Read More »

Travis Head starred with bat and ball as Australia set up a World Cup final clash with India after a tense three-wicket win over South Africa in Kolkata on Thursday.Chasing a tricky 213 for victory, Australia wobbled after Head hit 62 but Steve Smith (30) and Josh Inglis (28) helped the five-time champions reach their …

Head breaks South African hearts as Australia set up World Cup final with IndiaThu, 16 Nov 2023 16:58:48 GMT Read More »

Madagascar voted in highly contested presidential elections Thursday that were boycotted by most opposition candidates and appeared to have resulted in a very low turnout.As polling stations  closed and counting started, two senior sources at the electoral commission told AFP, on condition of anonymity, that preliminary data suggested less than 20 percent of those registered showed …

Low turnout looms over boycott-hit Madagascar presidential electionThu, 16 Nov 2023 16:51:51 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s parliament on Thursday approved the proposed deployment of its police to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational mission aimed at restoring peace and security in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.The UN Security Council gave the go-ahead in early October for the Kenya-led mission to help the overwhelmed Haitian police battle rampant gang violence.But Kenya’s involvement …

Kenya’s parliament approves Haiti police deploymentThu, 16 Nov 2023 15:22:57 GMT Read More »

More than 100 people, including 16 children, have died and over 700,000 been forced out of their homes in the Horn of Africa due to flash flooding, the British charity Save the Children said Thursday. The region, particularly Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, has been lashed by unrelenting downpours since the beginning of the month due to …

Flash floods kill 100 in Horn of Africa: charityThu, 16 Nov 2023 14:43:00 GMT Read More »

Britain on Thursday said a new treaty to send migrants to Rwanda could be ready for ratification within “days” after a court blocked an earlier and controversial agreement as unlawful.The new treaty, which would then take at least three weeks to be approved by UK lawmakers, follows a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that the current …

UK says reworked migrants treaty with Rwanda ready in ‘days’Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:02:03 GMT Read More »

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina urged people to vote on Thursday in a highly contested presidential election in which he is seeking a new term, and slammed an opposition call to boycott the polls.Rajoelina is one of 13 candidates on the ballot but 10 of the others have called on voters to shun the elections, complaining …

Madagascar votes in presidential election hit by boycottThu, 16 Nov 2023 09:53:14 GMT Read More »