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The UN’s climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit on Monday to “cut the theatrics” as pressure mounts on G20 leaders to deliver a breakthrough.As the UN climate talks limp into a second week in Azerbaijan, the world is no closer to a finance deal for poorer countries that will determine the success …

UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:56:13 GMT Read More »

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday that hundreds of illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine shaft must leave and defended police for blocking their food and water supplies in a bid to force them out.Police and other security personnel have been stationed for weeks outside the mine shaft in Stilfontein, about 150 kilometres (100 miles) southwest …

S.African president defends crackdown on illegal minersMon, 18 Nov 2024 14:55:05 GMT Read More »

Rescuers worked to reach people still trapped in a collapsed building in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday, with the death toll rising to 16. “Rescue operations are ongoing because some people are still trapped in the building,” said Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa during a ceremony for the victims. “We are communicating with some of …

Rescuers race to reach people still trapped in collapsed Tanzania buildingMon, 18 Nov 2024 13:26:34 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s ruling party is heading for an overwhelming victory in weekend legislative polls, according to media projections Monday, paving the way for it to deliver the promise of ambitious reform that swept it to power eight months ago.President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Pastef party was on track to take around three quarters of the seats in …

Senegal ruling party on track to election winMon, 18 Nov 2024 13:00:01 GMT Read More »

Almost 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, data from a United Nations-backed review warned on Monday.The world’s youngest country is among the globe’s poorest and is grappling with its worst flooding in decades as well as a massive …

Majority of South Sudanese will be food insecure next year: UNMon, 18 Nov 2024 11:27:23 GMT Read More »

Three members of South Africa’s World Cup winning team — Cheslin Kolbe, Eben Etzebeth and Pieter-Steph du Toit — were shortlisted Monday for World Rugby’s player of the year award, while Antoine Dupont is in line for the Sevens prize.Springbok prop Du Toit is in contention to win the award for a second time after …

South African trio nominated for World Rugby player of yearMon, 18 Nov 2024 10:55:32 GMT Read More »

Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania’s capital, but is yet to have running water in her home.Created around 15 years ago to tackle uncontrolled building in Nouakchott, the Tarhil district is one of many areas in the vast desert state in northwest Africa where water …

Taps run dry in sprawling suburb of Mauritania’s capitalMon, 18 Nov 2024 07:07:37 GMT Read More »

Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds.”We don’t rush… we go down, sometimes we crawl, so that we don’t look threatening, and when we’re close, we aim for the head, hold it and secure the penguin,” the …

‘Critically endangered’ African penguins just want peace and foodMon, 18 Nov 2024 07:05:27 GMT Read More »

Beneath the blazing Egyptian sun, crowds at the Giza Pyramids gazed up at the ancient wonders, but some had their eyes peeled for a new attraction.”There he is,” one Polish tourist told his wife as they spotted a scrappy dog perched on one of the stones.They were talking about Apollo, a stray who became an …

Stray dogs in Giza become tourist draw after ‘pyramid puppy’ sensationMon, 18 Nov 2024 03:36:37 GMT Read More »

Gabon’s military rulers announced their new constitution had been overwhelmingly approved in a referendum, according to provisional results it published Sunday, marking a new chapter for the oil-rich African nation.The estimated 860,000 registered voters faced an onslaught of calls by authorities on TV, radio and social media to make their ballot count — whether they …

Gabon early results show voters back new constitutionMon, 18 Nov 2024 02:08:05 GMT Read More »