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 …

Libyan foreign minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpartSun, 27 Aug 2023 23:09:56 GMT Read More »

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 44 percent for his main challenger, Chamisa, 45, according to official results announced late …

Zimbabwe opposition claims victory, contesting president’s re-electionSun, 27 Aug 2023 21:17:05 GMT Read More »

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 44 percent for his main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to official results …

Zimbabwe leader hails ‘mature democracy’ after disputed re-electionSun, 27 Aug 2023 10:52:06 GMT Read More »

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 44 percent for the main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according to official results announced by the …

Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term in disputed voteSat, 26 Aug 2023 23:30:59 GMT Read More »

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 …

Gabon cuts internet as voting closes and opposition cries foulSat, 26 Aug 2023 21:58:17 GMT Read More »

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month’s coup, a day after the country’s new military rulers gave France’s ambassador to Niger 48 hours to leave the country.The Seyni Kountche stadium, the largest in Niger with a capacity of 30,000 seats, was two-thirds full and the sound of vuvuzelas …

Niger coup supporters rally after French ambassador ordered outSat, 26 Aug 2023 18:19:45 GMT Read More »