Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told troops in Port Sudan on Monday time has come to “end the rebellion” by paramilitaries, promising victory four months into a brutal war.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by Burhan’s deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo had besieged the army chief inside military headquarters in Khartoum for the …
South Sudan head coach Royal Ivey said his team “played with fire” after stunning China to claim their first-ever win at the Basketball World Cup on Monday.The world’s number 62-ranked team scored 15 three-point shots on their way to an 89-69 victory in Manila, keeping their hopes of a second-round place alive in their World …
South Sudan savour first-ever Basketball World Cup winMon, 28 Aug 2023 11:57:58 GMT Read More »
The leader of Libya’s government said Sunday that he had suspended his foreign minister after her Israeli counterpart announced he had held talks with her last week in Rome.Najla al-Mangoush has been “temporarily suspended” and will be subject to an “administrative investigation” by a commission chaired by the justice minister, Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said …
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Sunday contested the official re-election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and claimed victory in an election which international observers said fell short of democratic standards.Mnangagwa, 80, won a second term with 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44Â percent for his main challenger, Chamisa, 45, according to official results announced late …
Kenya’s Mary Moraa skipped over the line in joy as she won the women’s 800 metres world title in Budapest on Sunday and ended Athing Mu’s dominance of the event.The 23-year-old timed a personal best 1min 56.03sec with Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson having to settle for silver like last year, as she finished in 1:56.34.Mu, the …
Kenya’s Moraa ends Mu’s title run in women’s 800mSun, 27 Aug 2023 20:04:44 GMT Read More »
Thousands of people demonstrated Sunday in Niger in support of last month’s coup, a few hours before the deadline given to France’s ambassador in an ultimatum to leave the country.Demonstrators gathered near the French military base in the capital Niamey, some waving Nigerien or Russian flags, others with placards calling for the departure of French …
New Niger rally as deadline looms for French envoy’s exitSun, 27 Aug 2023 19:59:08 GMT Read More »
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday called Zimbabwe a “mature democracy” after winning a second term in office despite the opposition rejecting the result of a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards.Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44Â percent for his main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to official results …
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won a second term in office, election officials said Saturday, but the opposition rejected the result of a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards.Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44Â percent for the main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to official results announced by the …
Emmerson Mnangagwa, who became Zimbabwe’s second president after outmanoeuvring long-time ruler Robert Mugabe with a military-backed coup in 2017 — won a second term on Saturday in a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards. Nicknamed “The Crocodile” because of his ruthlessness, Mnangagwa, 80, who analysts judge more autocratic than his predecessor and lacking …
Zimbabwe’s 80-year-old ‘Crocodile’ president wins new termSat, 26 Aug 2023 22:02:48 GMT Read More »
Gabon cut internet access and announced a nightly curfew as voting drew to a close Saturday, and opposition leader Albert Ondo Ossa denounced “fraud” in his battle for the presidency against incumbent Ali Bongo Ondimba.Bongo and Ondo Ossa lead a race of 14 candidates vying for the top job in the oil-rich central African state.But …
