Thousands of people attended horse racing events to mark the end of traditional celebrations on Cape Verdean island Santo Antao which annually lets its hair down for the Feast of Saint John the Baptist.The festivities not only commemorate the saint’s feast day but also mark the summer solstice, which is widely celebrated in several Portuguese-speaking …
Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with eight killed and at least 400 injured as protesters held running battles with police, who flooded Nairobi’s streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire.Initially peaceful commemorations descended into chaos as scattered groups ripped up …
Kenya anniversary protests turn violent, 8 deadWed, 25 Jun 2025 18:06:22 GMT Read More »
Uganda’s main opposition party said Wednesday its leader Bobi Wine would run in upcoming presidential elections, likely pitting the popular musician-turned-politician against President Yoweri Museveni.The east African nation is expected to hold elections in January, with the opposition facing a mounting crackdown as activists and politicians are intimidated, abducted and detained.Octogenarian leader Museveni declared earlier …
Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya will attempt to make history by becoming the first woman to run a sub-four minute mile on Thursday, but to do so she must shave nearly eight seconds off her world record.Already the world record holder in this non-Olympic distance equivalent to 1.6km, Kipyegon will nevertheless have to …
Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday as protesters engaged in running battles with police, who flooded the streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire.At least 60 people were killed last year by security forces in weeks of protests over tax rises …
Kenyan anniversary protests turn violentWed, 25 Jun 2025 12:08:19 GMT Read More »
A South African judge halted on Wednesday the burial of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu while the funeral service was underway, in an escalation of a standoff between his family and the government.Lungu, who died on June 5 while seeking medical care in South Africa, was a rival of President Hakainde Hichilema, who wanted to …
Thousands of protesters took to Kenya’s streets on Wednesday to mark a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of anti-government demonstrations, despite fears that they would be met by state-backed gangs and police violence.At least 60 people were killed last year by security forces in weeks of protests over tax rises and the …
Before Ghana banned foreigners from its gold trade earlier this year, an online bot campaign pushed anti-Chinese sentiment, blaming Chinese nationals for exploiting the country and stealing its resources.The west African nation has long been home to an informal artisanal mining sector.But recent years have seen foreign investors — including many Chinese nationals — bring …
Bots pushed anti-China narrative ahead of Ghana mining banWed, 25 Jun 2025 05:42:21 GMT Read More »
When Armando Ernesto Chau straps on the futuristic smart glasses that a young Mozambican robotics student is developing in the family dining room, he has a vision of a life less confined to his modest home.Chau is the prototype tester for Joao Antonio Rego, a 24-year-old robotics and electronic engineering student driven to provide visually impaired …
Young Mozambican inventor bringing the blind smart ‘vision’Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:33:57 GMT Read More »
Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday.These trends all increase the threat of future outbreaks of preventable diseases, the researchers said, while sweeping foreign aid cuts threaten previous progress in vaccinating the world’s …
