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Watched by fellow students in colourful blazers, the cream of South African schools rugby talent gathered in the western Cape town of Stellenbosch this weekend to display their skills.Among the crowds were representatives from the major South African rugby franchises, trying to spot future stars and sign them.South Africa have won the Rugby World Cup …

Agents on alert as Springbok stars of tomorrow performSun, 30 Mar 2025 07:52:38 GMT Read More »

Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south but experts question the sustainability of the project in the face of climate change.The North African kingdom has spent $728 million so far on what it dubs a “water highway” to redirect the surplus flow …

Morocco ‘water highway’ averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainabilitySun, 30 Mar 2025 02:41:48 GMT Read More »

Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed Saturday that his troops will fight on until the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) lays down its weapons.In his first televised address since the military recaptured the capital Khartoum this week, Burhan said that an end to nearly two years of devastating fighting is possible “if this militia …

Sudan army chief says war will not end until RSF lays down its armsSat, 29 Mar 2025 21:27:35 GMT Read More »

Twelve years after her last novel, best-selling Nigerian author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is making a highly anticipated return with “Dream Count”. The story recounts the intertwined fates of four women from Nigeria who emigrate to the United States and then find out their lives do not work out as planned.  At its heart …

Are women allowed their own dreams, wonders Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSat, 29 Mar 2025 19:52:01 GMT Read More »

Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, was pardoned for “health reasons” by the west African country’s junta leader, with a rights body Saturday saying he has left prison.”Upon the proposal of the minister of justice, a presidential pardon is granted to Mr Moussa Dadis Camara for health reasons,” …

Guinea ex-dictator freed from jail after 2009 massacre pardon: juntaSat, 29 Mar 2025 19:46:16 GMT Read More »

The Sudanese army said on Saturday it had taken control of a major market in Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman, long used by its rival Rapid Support Forces as a staging ground for attacks.It is the latest conquest in the army’s major offensive this month to wrest back control of the entire capital region, which …

Sudan army says retakes Khartoum-area market from paramilitariesSat, 29 Mar 2025 14:17:31 GMT Read More »

Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison over a 2009 massacre, was pardoned for “health reasons” by the West African country’s junta head, according to a decree read out on national television.”Upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice, a presidential pardon is granted to Mr. Moussa Dadis Camara …

Guinea ex-dictator sentenced for 2009 massacre pardoned: juntaSat, 29 Mar 2025 10:49:46 GMT Read More »

In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi’s small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country heavily reliant on imported fuel.Holding a handful of compacted olive residue — a thick paste left over from oil extraction — Khelifi said: “This is what we need today. …

Tunisian startup turns olive waste into clean energySat, 29 Mar 2025 03:01:56 GMT Read More »

Activity in Juba’s main market area appeared normal on Friday — but tight faces and anxious looks revealed the fear under the surface that South Sudan’s civil war could re-ignite.The crowd picking through stands and shops at the city’s Customs market might have been the same as on regular days, but the prices were steeply higher, …

Market bustle belies rising fears in S.Sudan capitalFri, 28 Mar 2025 20:24:20 GMT Read More »

The South Sudan government said on Friday that First Vice President Riek Machar was “under house arrest,” two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate the crisis threatening to end the fragile peace deal between rival factions.Machar’s arrest by forces loyal to President Salva Kiir prompted UN Chief …

S.Sudan govt says Vice President Machar ‘under house arrest’Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:15:24 GMT Read More »