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A body was brought out Thursday of an abandoned gold mine shaft in South Africa where hundreds of illegal miners were believed to be underground, facing arrest if they surface, police said.Two people were also brought alive out of the mine at Stilfontein, about 140 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, police said, adding to …

Body removed from S.Africa mine in illegal mining standoffThu, 14 Nov 2024 14:41:02 GMT Read More »

South African police and ambulances were at the site Thursday of an old gold mine shaft where around 4,000 illegal miners were claimed to be underground, facing arrest if they surface.Five clandestine miners were hauled out of the shaft by rope Wednesday at Stilfontein, about 140 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, a police spokesman …

S.Africa police urge illegal miners to leave shaftThu, 14 Nov 2024 10:55:52 GMT Read More »

A Ugandan court has convicted a 21-year-old content creator for calling for the public flogging of President Yoweri Museveni on video-sharing platform TikTok, a state prosecutor said on Thursday. Emmanuel Nabugodi, who created a video depicting a mock Museveni trial, faces up to seven years in prison for “spreading hate speech” against the head of state.He …

Uganda TikToker convicted for insulting presidentThu, 14 Nov 2024 10:37:37 GMT Read More »

Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty- and quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped next year when Donald Trump returns to the White House.The fruits are among 1,800 products across 32 African countries benefitting from preferential market access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), …

As Trump returns, African exporters torn between hope and horrorThu, 14 Nov 2024 10:25:53 GMT Read More »

Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty-and-quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped next year when Donald Trump takes office again.The fruits are among 1,800 products across 32 African countries benefitting from preferential market access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), with companies in South …

As Trump returns, African exporters torn between hope and horrorThu, 14 Nov 2024 06:27:52 GMT Read More »

Two days ahead of a referendum on a new constitution, Gabon’s cities are adorned with signs urging citizens to vote “yes” while opponents of the junta-drafted law struggle to make themselves heard.The vote is a key step toward the return of civilian rule promised by the military after its August 2023 coup ended 55 years …

Critics quiet as Gabon to vote on junta-backed constitutionThu, 14 Nov 2024 06:15:45 GMT Read More »

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana kept a fourth clean sheet for Cameroon on Wednesday in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, and Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast clinched finals places. Cameroon, lacking several stars including Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo and Napoli midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, drew 0-0 with Namibia in Group J in Soweto near Johannesburg. A foot …

Another clean sheet for Onana as E. Guinea, I. Coast qualifyWed, 13 Nov 2024 21:20:04 GMT Read More »

Voters in Somaliland turned out Wednesday to choose their next president, as the breakaway region of Somalia pursues a quest for international recognition that has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa.Many hailed the election as a display of Somaliland’s peaceful democracy as it seeks to end decades of isolation following its unilateral declaration of …

Breakaway Somaliland votes as quest for recognition gathers paceWed, 13 Nov 2024 16:42:10 GMT Read More »

The DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa needs more than double the mpox vaccines it currently has to immunise all the city’s at-risk population, the virus response chief told AFP Wednesday.Vaccinations began in the Ndolo prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital a week ago, said Cris Kacita, who is coordinating the mpox response. According to Kacita …

DR Congo capital Kinshasa waits on more mpox vaccinesWed, 13 Nov 2024 15:54:09 GMT Read More »

Navin Ramgoolam was sworn in for his third stint as prime minister of Mauritius on Wednesday after his landslide election victory knocked out the ruling coalition and returned the opposition leader to power after 10 years in the political wilderness.Ramgoolam’s Alliance of Change coalition made a clean sweep of the 60 parliamentary seats on the …

New Mauritius PM sworn in after huge election winWed, 13 Nov 2024 14:39:13 GMT Read More »