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Less than half of Algeria’s eligible voters cast a ballot in the country’s presidential poll, preliminary figures from electoral authorities showed early Sunday, despite incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s hopes for a high turnout.Tebboune, 78, is heavily favoured to secure a second term, seeing off moderate Islamist Abdelaali Hassani, 57, and socialist candidate Youcef Aouchiche, 41.His main …

Algeria presidential election sees low turnout as Tebboune poised for victorySun, 08 Sep 2024 01:27:58 GMT Read More »

Voting stations across Algeria closed Saturday night after an hour’s extension for the presidential election expected to bring a second term for incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune, whose main hope is for a high turnout.Tebboune, 78, is heavily favoured to see off moderate Islamist Abdelaali Hassani, 57, and socialist candidate Youcef Aouchiche, 41.Algeria’s electoral authority, ANIE, said …

Algeria polling stations shut as Tebboune poised for victorySat, 07 Sep 2024 20:41:00 GMT Read More »

A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on Saturday after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy that has raised questions about safety standards at educational establishments nationwide.And after night fell, another fire broke out at a girls’ school also in the centre of the country, with conflicting reports …

21 boys confirmed dead in Kenya school infernoSat, 07 Sep 2024 20:03:58 GMT Read More »

Former champions Nigeria and Cameroon put chaotic build-ups behind them on Saturday to make winning starts in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Ademola Lookman, the lone African nominee for the 2024 Ballon d’Or men’s award, scored twice and reigning African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen once as Nigeria beat Benin 3-0 in Uyo.Veteran Vincent …

Nigeria, Cameroon win afer chaotic AFCON build-upsSat, 07 Sep 2024 19:15:02 GMT Read More »

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said he had to prove himself after coach Rassie Erasmus gave him the chance to lead his team to an 18-12 victory over the New Zealand All Blacks in their Rugby Championship match at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.Playing with a broken nose, Kolisi’s try early in the second half …

‘I had to prove myself’, says Kolisi after win against All Blacks Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:09:47 GMT Read More »

The Springboks produced a storming finish for the second week in a row to beat the New Zealand All Blacks 18-12 in their Rugby Championship match at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, playing with a broken nose, scored South Africa’s first try as his team overturned a 9-3 half-time deficit.Replacement hooker …

Springboks close on Rugby Championship with storming win over All Blacks Sat, 07 Sep 2024 17:37:57 GMT Read More »

Eleven-year-old Devlin Nyawira fled the deadly blaze that tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya by breaking through a window, screaming and banging metal boxes to wake up the boys around him.The youngster recounted his brave escape to his distraught mother Catherine Nyawira, who is demanding to know what caused the fire that has …

Smoke and screams: The horror of Kenya’s school dorm infernoSat, 07 Sep 2024 16:30:59 GMT Read More »

The death toll from a devastating blaze at a primary school dormitory in a semi-rural area of central Kenya has risen to 21, the government said on Saturday.Prosecutors said they had instructed police to look into whether the tragedy had been caused by negligence or recklessness, and vowed that those found culpable would face justice.The …

Death toll from Kenya school blaze rises to 21Sat, 07 Sep 2024 16:04:28 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police stepped up their investigations Saturday into a prime school dormitory blaze that has now cost the lives of 18 boys, as families faced an agonising wait for news of their missing loved ones.”It is a catastrophe beyond our imagination,” government spokesman Isaac Mwaura said at a press briefing at the Hillside Endarasha Academy …

Kenya police probe school blaze that killed 18 boysSat, 07 Sep 2024 12:24:02 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of families fled a northern suburb of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday after fighting between the army and paramilitaries intensified around a key military base, witnesses told AFP.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked the Hattab base in Khartoum North, also known as Bahri, on Wednesday.The army, led by de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, …

Families flee intense fighting near Sudan’s KhartoumSat, 07 Sep 2024 12:14:56 GMT Read More »