Malians go to the polls on Sunday to pass judgment on the governing junta’s constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country’s strongman ruler will seek election. The vote is the first organised by the military since it seized power in August 2020 of a country gripped for years by a political, security and economic crisis. Those …

Embattled Mali junta to hold vote on new constitutionThu, 15 Jun 2023 05:17:48 GMT Read More »

Trevin Brownie’s first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out of a subcontractor’s nondescript office in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. “My first video, it was a man committing suicide… there was a two- or three-year-old kid playing next to him. After the guy hanged himself, after about two minutes, …

‘No job for humans’: the harrowing work of content moderators in KenyaThu, 15 Jun 2023 02:47:51 GMT Read More »

Army warplanes bombed the Sudanese city of El Obeid Wednesday, as the country prepared to mark two months of suffering since a power struggle between rival generals plunged the country into a devastating war.Since April 15, the regular army headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commanded by his former deputy …

No respite for Sudan civilians two months into brutal warWed, 14 Jun 2023 23:19:06 GMT Read More »

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah set up the equaliser for Egypt in a 2-1 win over Guinea on Wednesday that secured a place at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals.Serhou Guirassy put Guinea ahead on 26 minutes in the central Moroccan city of Marrakech and substitute Mahmoud Trezeguet levelled three minutes before half-time off a …

Salah creates goal as Egypt win secures Cup of Nations placeWed, 14 Jun 2023 21:05:35 GMT Read More »

At least 79 migrants died after their boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece’s coastguard said Wednesday, as concern mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.Some 100 people were rescued after the packed fishing boat capsized in international waters in the Ionian Sea in an operation complicated by strong winds, the coastguard said.But there …

Dozens of migrants dead, fears for hundreds missing in Greece shipwreckWed, 14 Jun 2023 19:57:04 GMT Read More »

At least 79 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece’s coastguard said Wednesday, as fears mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.Some 100 people were rescued after the boat capsized in international waters in the Ionian Sea in an operation complicated by strong winds, the coastguard said. Coastguard spokesman Nikolaos …

Dozens of migrants dead, 100 rescued as boat sinks off GreeceWed, 14 Jun 2023 18:19:56 GMT Read More »

The death toll from a Nigeria riverboat disaster rose to 106 people on Wednesday as rescue teams searched for more survivors after one of the country’s deadliest waterway accidents in years. The boat, carrying around 250 passengers travelling from a wedding ceremony, capsized in the early hours of Monday morning in north-central Kwara state, police and …

Death toll rises to 106 after Nigeria boat disasterWed, 14 Jun 2023 14:38:23 GMT Read More »

The death toll from a Nigeria riverboat disaster has risen to 106 people as rescue teams continued to search for more survivors, police said on Wednesday.The boat, carrying around 250 passengers travelling from a wedding, capsized in the early hours of Monday in north-central Kwara state.The accident was the latest boat tragedy in Nigeria, where …

Death toll rises to 106 after Nigeria boat disasterWed, 14 Jun 2023 09:41:20 GMT Read More »

A small fish is dangled under the beak of an emaciated penguin at a South African clinic, to whet the bird’s appetite.The sickly animal is among dozens undergoing treatment in the coastal town of Gqeberha, where a dedicated rehabilitation centre is on a mission to bring African penguins back from the brink of extinction.”We are …

S.Africa clinic hopes to save penguins’ futureWed, 14 Jun 2023 06:56:18 GMT Read More »