French authorities were on Sunday holding two Algerians who have wide followings on social media platform TikTok on suspicion of inciting terror, after they allegedly published posts urging acts of violence in France.The arrests of the two men — in Brest in the west of France and Grenoble in the southeast — come against the …
Shan Masood and Babar Azam shared a record opening partnership as Pakistan fought back after conceding a 421-run first innings deficit on the third day of the second Test against at Newlands on Sunday.Pakistan were 213 for one in their follow-on innings at close of play, still 208 runs short of making South Africa bat …
Captain Masood leads Pakistan fight back in second TestSun, 05 Jan 2025 16:32:34 GMT Read More »
South African club Mamelodi Sundowns had two players sent off as they fell 1-0 away to Moroccan outfit Raja Casablanca on Saturday in a fiery CAF Champions League clash.Midfielder Bathusi Aubaas was shown a straight red card late in the first half after a studs-up foul on Younes Najjari in the matchday 4 Group C …
Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which, a 5.8-magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation.The quakes were centred on the largely rural Afar, Oromia and Amhara regions after months of intense seismic activity.No casualties have been reported so far.Ethiopia’s government Communication Service said …
Series of Ethiopia earthquakes trigger evacuationsSat, 04 Jan 2025 16:20:38 GMT Read More »
Thousands of colourfully costumed minstrels paraded through Cape Town Saturday in an exuberant century-old carnival rooted in the South African city’s history of slavery that drew large crowds of spectators.In glitzy uniforms matched with flashy hats, parasols and face paint, the marchers walked and danced through the city’s historic centre in an annual event that …
S.Africa’s colourful minstrel carnival draws thousandsSat, 04 Jan 2025 15:58:41 GMT Read More »
Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which a 5.8 magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation. The quakes were centred on the largely rural Afar, Oromia and Amhara regions after months of intense seismic activity. No casualties have been reported so far.Ethiopia’s government Communication Service …
Ryan Rickelton and Temba Bavuma hit centuries and batted South Africa into a strong position on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands on Friday.South Africa were 316 for four at the close of play.Rickelton (176 not out) and South African captain Bavuma (106) put on 235 for the fourth wicket …
Rickelton, Bavuma tons put South Africa in strong positionFri, 03 Jan 2025 16:19:16 GMT Read More »
Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.Somalia had previously indicated that Ethiopian troops would not take part due to strained relations between the two Horn of Africa countries, after landlocked Ethiopia signed a maritime …
Ethiopia backs new peacekeeping force in SomaliaFri, 03 Jan 2025 12:54:59 GMT Read More »
A record 46,843 migrants reached Spain’s Canary Islands illegally in 2024 via the increasingly deadly Atlantic route, the second consecutive year of unprecedented arrival numbers, official data showed on Thursday.The landmark came as the European country received 63,970 irregular migrants last year, the vast majority in the Atlantic archipelago, up from 56,852 in 2023, the …
Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday.The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands, aimed to reach Europe and were all from sub-Saharan African countries, said Zied Sdiri, head of civil defence …
