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The arrest of a Ugandan opposition figure in Kenya was carried out with Nairobi’s knowledge, a Ugandan government spokesperson told AFP Friday.His comments came two days after a senior Kenyan official said Nairobi had launched an investigation into the affair.Uganda has faced international condemnation following the abduction from Nairobi of veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, …

Kenya knew about arrest of opposition figure: Uganda govtFri, 22 Nov 2024 18:42:59 GMT Read More »

One of Tanzania’s main opposition leaders, Freeman Mbowe, was detained by police on Friday, his Chadema party said, after officers dispersed an opposition rally with tear gas just days before local elections.Chadema had protested earlier this week that many of its candidates had been “unfairly” disqualified from running in the November 27 polls in towns …

Tanzania opposition leader arrested ahead of local pollsFri, 22 Nov 2024 15:24:49 GMT Read More »

Alex Okwomi trains his lens on his latest clients: two young women whose identical crimson dresses will make a striking photo as they pose and pout against the photogenic skyline of Nairobi’s central business district.”You must have that good language to convince them,” the 27-year-old street photographer told AFP, explaining how he approaches stylish people …

Kenyan street style snappers reclaim the heart of NairobiFri, 22 Nov 2024 11:08:58 GMT Read More »

South Sudan security forces were investigating Friday a shootout at the home of the troubled nation’s powerful former spy chief Akol Koor, who was sacked almost two months ago amid rumours of a coup plot.Gunfire erupted on Thursday evening in Juba, the capital of the world’s youngest country that is plagued by power struggles, ethnic …

South Sudan probes shootout at sacked spy chief’s homeFri, 22 Nov 2024 10:35:16 GMT Read More »

In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in their tracks.”The solution to get rid of the pachyderms is to kill them,” said Kevin Balondoboka, who lives in Bakoussou, a mere scattering of wooden huts in …

Gabon forest elephant forays into villages spark ireFri, 22 Nov 2024 06:26:22 GMT Read More »

Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world’s first treaty aimed at ending the problem.Countries will have a week in South Korea’s Busan from Monday to round off two years of negotiations.They remain deeply divided on whether the deal …

‘Moment of truth’ for world-first plastic pollution treatyFri, 22 Nov 2024 03:07:37 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s ruling party won over three-quarters of parliamentary seats in weekend elections, according to national provisional results announced Thursday, potentially handing them the means to deliver their ambitious reform agenda.President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Pastef party secured 130 seats in the west African country’s 165-seat national assembly, according to an AFP tally of figures given by …

Senegal ruling party wins parliamentary majority: provisional resultsThu, 21 Nov 2024 19:34:11 GMT Read More »

The UK government on Thursday announced sanctions on Angola’s Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire businesswoman and daughter of the country’s former president, as part of a new anti-corruption drive.It also sanctioned Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian tycoon with links to the Kremlin, and Aivars Lembergs, one of Latvia’s richest people, who is accused of abusing his …

UK sanctions Angola’s Isabel dos Santos in graft crackdownThu, 21 Nov 2024 17:13:56 GMT Read More »

Mali’s junta on Thursday named General Abdoulaye Maiga as the new prime minister a day after sacking civilian premier Choguel Kokalla Maiga after he criticised military leaders.General Maiga had until now served as government spokesman in the West African country, which is plagued by jihadist and separatist violence and has been led by the military …

Mali junta appoints general to replace sacked civilian PMThu, 21 Nov 2024 16:34:18 GMT Read More »

South Sudan on Thursday rejected claims by a US-based watchdog that President Salva Kiir’s family had built up a vast corporate empire in one of the world’s poorest countries.The Sentry group said it had mapped 126 Kiir family companies that span a range of industries “central” to the South Sudanese economy including mining, petroleum, banking, …

South Sudan rejects ‘malicious’ report on Kiir family businessesThu, 21 Nov 2024 15:32:35 GMT Read More »