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Voters in Mozambique cast their ballots Wednesday for a new president and parliament, with the Frelimo party that has been ruling for 49 years expected to hold on to power.The election comes amid political tension in the southern African nation which struggles with high levels of poverty and inequality, while jihadist violence in the north …

Mozambique votes on new president in tense electionWed, 09 Oct 2024 07:21:48 GMT Read More »

Voters in Mozambique cast their ballots Wednesday for a new president and parliament, with the Frelimo party that has been ruling for 49 years expected to hold on to power.Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi, 65, who steps down after a two-term limit, was among the first people to vote as polling stations opened at 7:00 am …

Mozambique elects new president in tense voteWed, 09 Oct 2024 05:47:53 GMT Read More »

Beyond the complex byways of international finance, a simple solution is gaining ground to protect populations caught in the path of destructive extreme weather: transfer a little money via their mobile phones before disaster strikes.Faced with a flood, superstorm or mega-fire, “the earlier you get the money, the better”, Ranil Dissanayake, a researcher at the …

Paying out disaster relief before climate catastrophe strikesWed, 09 Oct 2024 03:16:40 GMT Read More »

Mozambique votes for a new president, governors and members of parliament on Wednesday as jihadist violence stalls natural gas projects that could bring a major boost to its morose economy.One of the poorest countries in the world, the discovery in 2010 of vast offshore gas deposits in the north raised hopes of boosting government revenues.But …

Mozambique elects new president in tense voteWed, 09 Oct 2024 02:02:06 GMT Read More »

Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office in an unprecedented political drama that has transfixed the nation.The impeachment motion accused the 59-year-old deputy to President William Ruto of corruption, insubordination, undermining the government and practising ethnically divisive politics, among a host of other charges.In a historic move, the …

Kenya MPs vote to impeach deputy president in historic moveTue, 08 Oct 2024 21:07:00 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua was a scandal-tainted political novice when he rode an anti-establishment wave to become deputy president — only to be impeached by the lower house of parliament just two years after taking office. “Riggy G”, as he is known, has seen his popular touch eroded by a battered economy and spiralling cost of …

Rigathi Gachagua: Kenya’s embattled deputy presidentTue, 08 Oct 2024 19:09:24 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s parliament was set to vote on Tuesday on impeaching Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in an unprecedented political drama that has exposed a damaging rift in the governing party.Lawmakers have accused the 59-year-old deputy to President William Ruto of corruption, undermining the government and practising ethnically divisive politics, among a host of other charges.At a press …

Kenya’s deputy president faces impeachment voteTue, 08 Oct 2024 15:35:11 GMT Read More »

As Idris Elba strode the halls of the Africa Cinema Summit in Ghana’s capital Accra, it was clear the Golden Globe-winning British actor was not just a guest.Born and raised in London to a father from Sierra Leone and a Ghanaian mother, the star of both television and the silver screen was at the continent’s …

Hollywood star Idris Elba champions African cinema in GhanaTue, 08 Oct 2024 13:06:04 GMT Read More »

Nearly a million people within the Democratic Republic of Congo have been displaced from their homes this year, the UN human rights chief said Tuesday.Volker Turk said the situation in the country was deteriorating by the day, and voiced alarm at the growing numbers on death row after the DRC lifted its de facto moratorium …

Nearly a million displaced in DR Congo this year: UNTue, 08 Oct 2024 11:41:22 GMT Read More »

Suspected jihadists killed at least 10 civilians at the weekend at a market in the north of Burkina Faso, security officials and locals told AFP on Tuesday. The West African nation has been battered by a jihadist insurgency that swept in from neighbouring Mali in 2015.Thousands of civilians, troops and police have been killed and anger …

Burkina market attack kills at least 10 civiliansTue, 08 Oct 2024 10:59:56 GMT Read More »