AFP Africa

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reappointed on Friday as head of the World Trade Organization, hinged her leadership on breaking logjams at the sclerotic institution through craft, dynamism and sheer force of personality.The World Bank veteran, 70, is a trailblazer. She was Nigeria’s first woman finance minister and is the first woman and the first African to run the …

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: the WTO’s trailblazing motivatorFri, 29 Nov 2024 10:49:49 GMT Read More »

Namibians returned to vote on Friday in 36 polling stations reopened two days after a chaotic election, set to test the ruling party’s 34-year grip on power, was marred by technical problems. Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful southern African nation where Wednesday’s election was marked by long delays and labelled a “sham” …

Namibia polls reopen despite objections from the oppositionFri, 29 Nov 2024 08:34:50 GMT Read More »

Landslides that hit several villages in eastern Uganda killed 15 people and left more than 100 unaccounted for, police said Thursday.The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in past days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides.Landslides late on Wednesday hit the village of Masugu …

At least 15 dead, 113 missing, in Uganda landslidesFri, 29 Nov 2024 01:12:02 GMT Read More »

Namibia extended voting for a second time Thursday with the opposition crying foul after logistical failures prevented many people from casting ballots in the tightly fought election.With the ruling party facing its strongest challenge yet, opposition parties called for a halt to vote counting and said they had lost confidence in the process.The polls are a …

Namibia vote delays spark opposition furyThu, 28 Nov 2024 22:00:47 GMT Read More »

Tanzania’s ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, which has dominated the east African nation’s politics for decades, won more than 98 percent of seats in this week’s local elections, official results showed Thursday.Widely seen as a key test for the country’s democratic institutions ahead of presidential elections next year, the vote on Wednesday was marked …

Tanzania’s ruling party wins landslide victory in local voteThu, 28 Nov 2024 21:40:25 GMT Read More »

Namibia’s election authority announced Thursday two extra days of voting at some polling stations after logistical failures prevented many people from casting ballots in the ruling party’s most contested election yet.The commission had already extended voting into Thursday due to the long lines of people still waiting to cast their ballots after the scheduled closing …

Namibia extends voting for two days after massive delaysThu, 28 Nov 2024 18:44:37 GMT Read More »

Marco Jansen bowled South Africa into a dominant position as Sri Lanka crashed to 42 all out, their lowest total in Test cricket, on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Thursday.The left-arm fast bowler took seven for 13 as Sri Lanka were bowled out in 13.5 overs – …

South Africa in control after Sri Lanka crash to 42 all outThu, 28 Nov 2024 15:55:26 GMT Read More »

President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday Nigeria is “open for business” as he embarked on a state visit to France, with Paris looking to boost ties in English-speaking Africa following a series of setbacks with former allies on the continent.The 72-year-old president met with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, during the first official state visit …

Nigerian president woos French investment on state visitThu, 28 Nov 2024 14:30:47 GMT Read More »

A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.The UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, which concluded last Sunday, were considered crucial to boosting climate action across huge swathes of the world after what will almost …

Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plansThu, 28 Nov 2024 14:29:21 GMT Read More »