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Under a makeshift shelter, Moussa Akele kills time chewing the stimulant khat, wondering where his family will get its next meal after fleeing a series of earthquakes that have shaken several regions of Ethiopia. The 40-year-old was at home in Kabanna in the Afar region, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) northeast of the capital Addis Ababa, …

‘Survival mode’ for families displaced by Ethiopia quakesTue, 14 Jan 2025 06:54:48 GMT Read More »

Rescuers on Monday hoisted seven illegal miners and at least four bodies from an abandoned South African gold mine amid claims that hundreds were still underground and many had died.A professional mine rescue company sent a large cage to retrieve men at the site near Stilfontein, about 140 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg.”We can …

Operation to pull out illegal miners from abandoned S. African pitMon, 13 Jan 2025 17:38:04 GMT Read More »

Mozambique swore in its new parliament on Monday with the streets of the capital deserted after the opposition leader called a strike to protest the result of highly disputed elections.Two smaller opposition parties boycotted the ceremony, saying they did not accept the outcome of the October 9 election, as the incoming president, Daniel Chapo, called …

Mozambique opens new parliament amid protest, boycottMon, 13 Jan 2025 16:39:07 GMT Read More »

Activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai said Monday she was certain the Tanzanian government was behind her abduction the day before in Nairobi that was only foiled after a rapid intervention by rights groups. Sarungi Tsehai is a well-known Tanzanian journalist and activist, whose Change Tanzania organisation calls for democratic reform. She went into exile in Kenya four years …

Tanzania govt behind my abduction in Kenya: activistMon, 13 Jan 2025 15:13:06 GMT Read More »

Jihadists have killed at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state in the latest violence to hit the conflict-wrought region, a government official said Monday.Fighters from the Islamic State-aligned Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) late Sunday rounded up scores of farmers in Dumba on the shores of Lake Chad and shot them dead, …

Jihadists kill at least 40 farmers in northeast NigeriaMon, 13 Jan 2025 15:07:22 GMT Read More »

Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara scored twice for Bournemouth in a 5-1 FA Cup third-round rout of second-tier West Bromwich Albion at the weekend. Ghana star Antoine Semenyo also netted for the Cherries, who will be away to Everton in the next round.Everton sealed a 2-0 home win over Peterborough United through a stoppage-time penalty converted …

African players in Europe: Ouattara stars in Bournemouth rompMon, 13 Jan 2025 14:10:29 GMT Read More »

Mozambique is set to swear in its new parliament on Monday, following months of deadly protests over an election in October that the opposition said was rigged.Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has called on his supporters to hold peaceful protests from Monday to Wednesday, when Daniel Chapo is due to be installed as president.Mondlane claims he …

Mozambique to swear in new parliament after disputed voteMon, 13 Jan 2025 08:33:13 GMT Read More »

Tropical storm Dikeledi barrelled towards Mozambique on Monday after leaving three dead in Madagascar and triggering floods in the French territory of Mayotte, less than a month after the cyclone-battered region was hit by Chido.It had hit Madagascar’s northern tip as a cyclone Saturday, whipping up strong winds and torrential rains. The storm left at least …

Cyclone-battered region sees storm Dikeledi leave Mayotte for MozambiqueMon, 13 Jan 2025 05:26:41 GMT Read More »

A tropical storm still presented a threat to the French territory of Mayotte, officials said Sunday, even though it was moving away after bringing torrential rains and flooding, and after killing three people in Madagascar.The storm came as France’s poorest territory, where many people live in shanty towns, was reeling from a deadly cyclone that …

‘Fragile’ Mayotte still on high alert as storm moves awaySun, 12 Jan 2025 20:06:08 GMT Read More »

A renowned Tanzanian rights activist was kidnapped on the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, only to be released after a rapid intervention by rights groups.Maria Sarungi Tsehai’s campaigns for political change and women’s rights in Tanzania have earned her a huge following, including 1.3 million followers on X, but she has been …

Tanzania rights activist latest abduction victim in KenyaSun, 12 Jan 2025 19:07:23 GMT Read More »