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Dozens of journalists joined marches in Kenya on Wednesday in protest at what they see as heavy-handed government tactics to stifle media freedoms, including police attacks on journalists during the demonstrations that have rocked the country for the past five weeks.The journalists — many wearing white — held placards reading “Journalists lives matter”, “Shoot not …

Journalists in Kenya protest attacks on media freedomsWed, 24 Jul 2024 10:26:22 GMT Read More »

US mediators are to make a new attempt from August 14 to broker an end to 15 months of fighting between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and forced millions from their homes. Both sides have been accused of war crimes.Here are the war’s …

Sudan war: who’s who as US readies peace pushWed, 24 Jul 2024 07:59:10 GMT Read More »

The United States announced Tuesday that it had invited Sudan’s warring sides to hold ceasefire talks in Switzerland next month.Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had invited Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to start US-mediated negotiations beginning on August 14.”The United States remains committed to working with partners to end …

US announces Sudan ceasefire talksTue, 23 Jul 2024 23:15:53 GMT Read More »

Dozens of people who joined scattered anti-corruption rallies in the capital Kampala on Tuesday in defiance of an official ban have been charged and held behind bars, their lawyers said.About 60 people, including a prominent TV and radio presenter and three young protest leaders, were hurriedly brought before the courts and remanded in custody on …

Uganda charges dozens of anti-graft protestersTue, 23 Jul 2024 21:01:06 GMT Read More »

Humanitarian agencies were scrambling Tuesday to send desperately needed aid to a remote area of southern Ethiopia where a landslide has killed more than 200 people in the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation.Crowds gathered at the site of the tragedy in an isolated and mountainous area of South Ethiopia regional …

Scramble to send aid after Ethiopia landslide kills over 200Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:24:39 GMT Read More »

Using shovels or their bare hands, local residents on Tuesday searched desperately for survivors after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed at least 229 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation.Crowds gathered at the site of the tragedy in an isolated and mountainous area of South …

Devastating Ethiopia landslide kills 229Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:58:52 GMT Read More »

Ugandan police detained scores of demonstrators, including protest leaders, in the capital Kampala on Tuesday, as scattered anti-corruption rallies took place despite being banned by authorities.Riot police were out in force across Kampala, with police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke saying the authorities will “not allow a demonstration that will risk peace and security of the country”.President Yoweri …

Uganda police detain protesters at anti-graft ralliesTue, 23 Jul 2024 15:28:26 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across Kenya on Tuesday in defiance of a police ban, the latest in a series of anti-government demonstrations that have rocked the East African nation. In the capital Nairobi, shops and offices were shut as some protesters mobilised to march to the main Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), one …

Scattered anti-government protests in Kenya defy police bansTue, 23 Jul 2024 15:03:52 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s vaunted distance runners head to the Olympics struggling to emerge from beneath the shadow of a lengthy list of doping scandals that have tarnished the African nation’s proud reputation as a track and field powerhouse.Marathon runner Beatrice Toroitich became the latest Kenyan athlete to fall foul of anti-doping rules last month when she was …

Doping scourge overshadows Kenya’s Olympic campaignTue, 23 Jul 2024 14:37:53 GMT Read More »

Recalled Siya Kolisi will captain a 33-man South Africa squad for two Rugby Championship matches in Australia next month, SA Rugby announced on Tuesday.The double Rugby World Cup-winning flanker was among many regulars rested by the title-holders for a 64-21 victory over second-tier Portugal in Bloemfontein last Saturday.South Africa face Australia in the opening round …

Kolisi back to captain World Cup winners South Africa in AustraliaTue, 23 Jul 2024 13:56:27 GMT Read More »