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Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam was confirmed as prime minister on Tuesday following a thumping election victory for his coalition that took every parliamentary seat on the main island. One of Africa’s most stable and prosperous democracies, the Indian Ocean island chain has been dominated by a handful of political dynasties since independence from Britain in …

Mauritius gets new PM after clean-sweep election winTue, 12 Nov 2024 18:12:18 GMT Read More »

The creation of a UN-backed global carbon market has taken a step closer to reality with governments approving new standards for the use of credits to meet climate targets.The agreement reached at the COP29 climate summit was hailed as a breakthrough after nearly a decade of complex negotiations over the rules for trading carbon credits.UN …

UN carbon market inches closer after COP29 agreementTue, 12 Nov 2024 17:19:54 GMT Read More »

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Tuesday called for vengeance following what he described as attacks against supporters of his Pastef party by the opposition during the campaign for parliamentary elections.Sonko, who has been head of the government since it took office in April, spoke of clashes in the capital Dakar, the northern city of …

Senegal PM calls for vengeance after election campaign clashesTue, 12 Nov 2024 17:03:11 GMT Read More »

They’re some of the world’s smallest nations, but a group of countries that say they absorb more carbon than they emit is demanding attention at the UN COP29 talks.Bhutan, Panama, Madagascar and Suriname rarely make the headlines at the annual climate conference, lost among the rich nations and major emitters that hog the limelight.By banding …

‘Carbon-neutral’ countries demand credit at COP29Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:55:48 GMT Read More »

European fishing vessels will imminently cease activities in Senegalese waters after the non-renewal of an agreement between Brussels and Dakar, EU ambassador Jean-Marc Pisani said Tuesday. The accord between the European Union and the West African country that has been in force since 2019 is due to expire at midnight between Sunday and Monday.Pisani said the …

EU vessels to cease fishing in Senegal after accord expiresTue, 12 Nov 2024 15:13:29 GMT Read More »

The Central African Republic (CAR) sought Tuesday to convince the regulatory body for global diamond trading to lift all restrictions against it, ending an export embargo in place for more than a decade.The Kimberley Process (KP) regulatory body opened its plenary assembly in Dubai on Tuesday under the presidency of the United Arab Emirates.The CAR …

C.Africa urges lifting of embargo on diamond exportsTue, 12 Nov 2024 12:18:44 GMT Read More »

Navin Ramgoolam, set for a third stint as prime minister of Mauritius after a landslide election victory, is a veteran politician who has been dogged by controversy in the past.The 77-year-old — who boasts a political career spanning more than three decades — is a member of one of the dynasties that have dominated the …

Navin Ramgoolam: Mauritius political veteran back in from the coldTue, 12 Nov 2024 10:43:12 GMT Read More »

Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam said Tuesday his alliance had secured a landslide election victory, after the incumbent prime minister conceded he faced a “huge defeat”.Ramgoolam, now set for a third term as prime minister, told crowds of jubilant supporters that his Alliance of Change had made a clean sweep of parliamentary seats on the …

Mauritius opposition claims clean-sweep election triumphTue, 12 Nov 2024 10:36:02 GMT Read More »

The host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended fossil fuels and the right of countries to exploit them as dozens of world leaders arrived for the COP29 conference.More than 75 leaders are expected but the heads of top polluting nations are skipping the crunch climate talks, where the impact of Donald …

Azerbaijan defends fossil fuels at COP29 as big names skip summitTue, 12 Nov 2024 09:49:34 GMT Read More »

The golden rays of the afternoon sun enhance the bold, hand-painted patterns on the mud walls of a round, thatched hut in Peggy Masuku’s village of Matobo in southwestern Zimbabwe.Outside, at a small table with two curved seats — all fashioned out of mud — Masuku shows visitors how she mixes soil pigments, charcoal and …

The women behind Zimbabwe’s striking hut painting artTue, 12 Nov 2024 07:59:35 GMT Read More »