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US mediators launched a new bid Wednesday to broker an end to 16 months of fighting between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.While an RSF delegation joined the talks in Switzerland, negotiators for the Sudanese armed forces stayed away, expressing dissatisfaction with the format chosen by Washington.The conflict has killed tens of …

Sudan war: who’s who as US launches peace pushWed, 14 Aug 2024 11:52:04 GMT Read More »

France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, prosecutors said on Wednesday.The controversy has rapidly become a hot-button issue outside the ring, with politicians and celebrities including Donald Trump and Elon Musk weighing …

France launches probe over alleged cyberbullying of Olympic gender-row boxer KhelifWed, 14 Aug 2024 11:06:07 GMT Read More »

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has held talks with political leaders to discuss the feasibility of holding long-delayed elections due to take place in December, according to his office.The world’s youngest country has yet to go to the polls, 13 years after its hard-fought independence from Sudan, to the frustration of its people and the …

S.Sudan leaders hold talks on election ‘feasibility’Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:09:04 GMT Read More »

Ivorian sandwich seller Nadege Oulaye watched her livelihood being smashed up as police took a sledgehammer to her small stall in the city of Abidjan before her eyes.Her kiosk is one of many informal businesses fallen prey to a new police brigade devoted to fighting “urban disorder” in Ivory Coast’s economic capital.Since the end of …

ICoast urban clean-up drive treads on Abidjan poorWed, 14 Aug 2024 05:28:09 GMT Read More »

After successfully ousting long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019, Algeria’s pro-democracy Hirak movement quickly faded. Despite that, experts say it brought about a fresh political awareness that survives as the country prepares for presidential elections.On February 22, 2019, thousands of Algerians took to the streets seeking sweeping change. Their protests were triggered by Bouteflika, in …

Legacy of Algeria’s short-lived pro-democracy protests lives onWed, 14 Aug 2024 02:56:41 GMT Read More »

US-mediated Sudan ceasefire talks were to kick off in Switzerland on Wednesday, even though the Sudanese government is set to stay away.Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy for Sudan convening the discussions, insisted they go ahead regardless, saying the suffering people of Sudan, ravaged by the devastating conflict, cannot wait any longer.War has raged since …

Sudan ceasefire talks set to start despite army no-showWed, 14 Aug 2024 02:48:11 GMT Read More »

The African Union’s health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a “clarion call for action”.The outbreak has swept through several African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the virus formerly called monkeypox was first discovered in humans in 1970.”With …

Africa’s CDC declares mpox a public health emergencyTue, 13 Aug 2024 18:27:02 GMT Read More »

A Ugandan court on Tuesday found a former commander in the feared Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) guilty of multiple counts of crimes against humanity after the first such war crimes trial in the East African country.Thomas Kwoyelo, who faced 78 counts related to crimes committed during the LRA’s bloody two-decade rebellion, had been waiting for …

Uganda LRA commander found guilty in landmark war crimes trialTue, 13 Aug 2024 16:57:27 GMT Read More »

Botswana gave a rapturous welcome to Letsile Tebogo on Tuesday as the sprinter returned home with the southern African country’s first ever Olympic gold medal.Families with children, elderly people and young supporters waved Botswana’s sky blue, white and black national flag as the Olympic team landed back in the capital Gaborone.Hundreds of supporters had gathered …

Flags and dancing as Botswana welcomes home Olympic goldTue, 13 Aug 2024 16:17:26 GMT Read More »

Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema said Tuesday that several of its top leaders had been beaten during their arrests in a mass round-up ahead of a banned rally.Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu — both former presidential candidates — and other senior officials were freed on bail Tuesday following their arrests ahead …

Freed Tanzanian opposition leaders ‘beaten’ during mass arrestsTue, 13 Aug 2024 16:16:50 GMT Read More »