A strike by elementary school teachers in Nigeria’s capital is dragging into its fourth month, as workers demand to be paid the minimum wage enacted almost a year ago but yet to be implemented.Affecting more than 400 schools in Abuja, the prolonged closure has left over 50,000 pupils without lessons, according to the teachers’ union, …
Hundreds of people gathered Friday in rural Liberia for the state funeral of authoritarian former president Samuel Doe 35 years after his assassination, part of the country’s ongoing reconciliation efforts over its violent past.Doe’s brutal 1990 torture and murder were an early turning point in the two civil wars that killed around 250,000 people and …
In an unlikely Ethiopian outpost of one the most French of pastimes, four men are leaning over their petanque balls, arguing over who is winning.Petanque, the bowling game also known as boules,is more readily associated with French village squares where locals launch metal balls at a jack while enjoying an afternoon drink. But for decades, it …
It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds — part of a funding drive for climate and environmental projects in a nation still hooked on oil.Africa remains a small player in the green bond market, and the debt instrument is underused — but it is becoming a fast-growing source …
Green bonds offer hope, and risk, in Africa’s climate fightFri, 27 Jun 2025 06:31:22 GMT Read More »
Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential threat to their dwindling breed.The Sloughis, known for their speed and slender physique, have for many centuries accompanied nomadic societies across North Africa, and have been featured …
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean.President Donald Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal, and publicly complained that he …
Rwanda, DRC to ink peace deal in US but questions remainFri, 27 Jun 2025 02:07:24 GMT Read More »
South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns have received a massive cash boost despite exiting the Club World Cup in the United States after the first round.Here, AFP Sport also reports on a thrilling climax to the Tanzanian league and the possible departure of two key fixtures in Pyramids’ CAF Champions League triumph. South AfricaSundowns may have …
Football: African briefsThu, 26 Jun 2025 17:49:58 GMT Read More »
Ireland rugby legend Peter O’Mahony will captain the Barbarians against world champions South Africa in a non-cap exhibition match at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The 35-year-old retired as a Test flanker after the 2025 Six Nations Championship having made 114 appearances and played his final match for Munster in the United Rugby Championship last month. O’Mahony …
Irish legend O’Mahony to lead BaaBaas in South AfricaThu, 26 Jun 2025 17:39:36 GMT Read More »
Kenya’s under-fire government on Thursday condemned protests across the country during which at least 16 people were killed and thousands of businesses ruined as “terrorism disguised as dissent”.The marches on Wednesday were called to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-tax demonstrations that peaked when a huge crowd stormed parliament and dozens were killed by security …
Global fragmentation is fuelling unprecedented turmoil and disproportionately harming poorer nations, South Africa’s foreign minister warned Thursday, urging a united G20 response for peace. Ronald Lamola made the remarks to dozens of diplomats from the G20 group of the world’s leading economies meeting to prepare for its summit in November under South Africa’s presidency. “State rivalries are …
