Zarza, a much-loved Staffordshire terrier, ended up at a South African animal hospital with a bite from a Mozambique spitting cobra on her snout. The snake’s powerful venom can stop the breathing muscles from working, but normally the bites are treatable with an antidote.The problem, say South African veterinarians, is that they currently have virtually no vials …

Dogs die as South Africa snake antivenom shortage bitesMon, 12 Jun 2023 06:50:19 GMT Read More »

Mourners gathered to bury the dead and bodies lay in a Khartoum hospital Sunday as deadly shelling and gunfire resumed after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire in Sudan.Fighting has raged in the northeast African country since mid-April, when army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid …

Bodies and burial as Sudan fighting resumes after brief truceMon, 12 Jun 2023 00:07:45 GMT Read More »

Defender Mohamed Abdelmonem equalised on the night as Al Ahly of Egypt drew 1-1 at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Sunday to win the CAF Champions League for a record-extending 11th time.His goal cancelled the lead Yahia Attiyat Allah gave the defending champions and earned the Cairo club a 3-2 aggregate victory after building a …

Defender Abdelmonem the hero as Ahly conquer Africa againSun, 11 Jun 2023 21:27:58 GMT Read More »

The European Union on Sunday said it is considering more than one billion euros in aid to boost crisis-hit Tunisia’s economy and reduce the flow of irregular migrants across the Mediterranean Sea. The North African country, highly indebted and in talks for an IMF bailout loan, is a gateway for migrants and asylum-seekers attempting the dangerous …

EU considers aid to Tunisia to boost economy, reduce migrant flowsSun, 11 Jun 2023 17:16:09 GMT Read More »

The Ethiopian government on Saturday criticised a move by two major aid organisations to halt the sending of food assistance to the country after discovering it was being diverted from those who need it.The Ethiopian government’s spokesman Legesse Tulu told journalists the decision by USAID and the World Food Programme (WFP) “punishes millions”.On Thursday, USAID, …

Ethiopia says food aid suspension ‘punishes millions’Sun, 11 Jun 2023 16:33:34 GMT Read More »

The European Union on Sunday offered Tunisia more than one billion euros in aid to boost its crisis-hit economy and reduce the flow of irregular migrants across the Mediterranean Sea. The North African country, highly indebted and in talks for an IMF bailout loan, is a gateway for migrants and asylum-seekers attempting the dangerous voyages to …

EU offers Tunisia over 1bn euros to boost economy, reduce migrant flowsSun, 11 Jun 2023 14:30:10 GMT Read More »

Shelling and gunfire resumed Sunday in the Sudanese capital, witnesses said, after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had given civilians rare respite from nearly two months of war.Deadly fighting has raged in the northeast African country since mid-April, when army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the …

Clashes resume in Sudan as 24-hour ceasefire endsSun, 11 Jun 2023 13:54:08 GMT Read More »

The European Union on Sunday offered major financial support to crisis-hit Tunisia, to boost its economy and reduce the flow of irregular migrants across the Mediterranean Sea. The North African country, highly indebted and in talks for an IMF bailout loan, is a gateway for migrants and asylum-seekers attempting the dangerous voyages to Europe.The EU is …

EU offers aid to Tunisia to boost economy, reduce migrant flowsSun, 11 Jun 2023 12:58:20 GMT Read More »

Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn completed a South African double by winning the men’s and women’s road races at the Comrades ultramarathon in the southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Sunday.Both posted best times in the gruelling annual event, which draws fields of up to 20,000. It began in the inland city of Pietermaritzburg and ended in …

Dijana, Steyn score South African double in Comrades ultramarathonSun, 11 Jun 2023 11:58:04 GMT Read More »

More than four years ago, African countries gave the ceremonial push to a deal to scrap internal trade barriers — a historic scheme that would create a continent-wide single market worth trillions of dollars.But African business leaders say cross-border trade remains entangled in customs duties, administrative hurdles and varying national regulations.Costs and delays are hampering …

African business leaders chafe at obstacles to tradeSun, 11 Jun 2023 03:32:58 GMT Read More »