Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he upstaged Noah Lyles’ plans for a sprint double in Paris.Tebogo, 21, was able to ease up at the end and still clocked an African record of 19.46sec for gold with American Kenny Bednarek taking silver in 19.62sec and …
Thousands of people turned out on Thursday to give a hero’s welcome to South Sudan’s basketball team after their first ever appearance at an Olympic Games.The performance of the Bright Stars in Paris has been a source of joy for the world’s youngest nation, even though their dreams of medal glory were dashed when they …
Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the capital Nairobi, injuring several journalists, as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of action against embattled President William Ruto.The East African nation, usually one of the most stable in the region, has been rocked by weeks of sometimes …
Somalia’s cabinet on Thursday endorsed legislation to allow a one-person-one-vote election system that was hailed as a “historic” step for the troubled Horn of Africa nation.The law aims to replace a complex clan-based indirect voting system that has been in place since 1969, when the dictator Siad Barre seized power.”The national elections law will direct …
Somalia cabinet endorses one-person one-vote planThu, 08 Aug 2024 16:36:26 GMT Read More »
Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the heart of the capital Nairobi as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of action against embattled President William Ruto.Riot police patrolled the streets of the central business district, roadblocks were set up on major arteries and many shops …
It is “increasingly likely” 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of monthly temperature records, the EU’s climate monitor said Thursday.The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said last month was the second warmest on record books going back to 1940, only slightly cooler than July 2023.Between June 2023 …
Four senior African politicians — from Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar and Mauritius — have thrown their hat into the ring to take over the African Union’s top post.The pan-continental body, which has 55 member states, will hold elections at its summit in February to choose a successor to Moussa Faki Mahamat as chair of the African …
Four confirmed candidates for top African Union postThu, 08 Aug 2024 07:05:55 GMT Read More »
Journalists, officials, civil society members — kidnappings of figures deemed critical of Burkina Faso’s military regime have for months been on the rise, sowing a climate of terror among the population, experts and Burkinabes say.The policy is backed on social media by pro-junta activists, who publicly denounce people they describe as “stateless” for opposing “patriots” …
Burkina Faso repression silences populationThu, 08 Aug 2024 06:46:09 GMT Read More »
Kenya’s President William Ruto campaigned for the August 2022 election as a man of the people, but deadly protests over his economic policies have demolished his image domestically and tarnished his standing abroad, analysts say. The embattled leader is facing searing criticism since he won the hotly-contested election, with the discontent — mostly led by young …
Kenya’s Ruto making friends abroad and enemies at homeThu, 08 Aug 2024 02:19:54 GMT Read More »
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked his prime minister Ahmed Hachani without explanation on Wednesday and replaced him with social affairs minister Kamel Madouri, according to a statement from his office.Hachani took office on August 1 last year, replacing Najla Bouden, who was also dismissed without an official reason by Saied. His replacement Madouri had only taken …
Tunisian president replaces prime ministerThu, 08 Aug 2024 00:47:15 GMT Read More »
