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Letsile Tebogo has always said an Olympic medal would not just be for Botswana but the continent of Africa and he duly delivered on Thursday by becoming the first African to be crowned 200m Olympic champion.The 21-year-old produced a stunning run in Paris to leave pre-race favourite Noah Lyles trailing in third.In fact, Tebogo is …

Tebogo delivers Olympic glory for Africa and late motherThu, 08 Aug 2024 19:37:18 GMT Read More »

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 …

Kenya police fire tear gas at Nairobi protests, journalists hurtThu, 08 Aug 2024 19:19:53 GMT Read More »

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 …

Tebogo upstages Lyles to become first African to win Olympic 200mThu, 08 Aug 2024 18:57:11 GMT Read More »

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 …

Hero’s welcome for South Sudan basketball team after first OlympicsThu, 08 Aug 2024 18:03:34 GMT Read More »

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 …

Kenya police fire tear gas at Nairobi protests; journalists hurtThu, 08 Aug 2024 17:01:30 GMT Read More »

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 …

Kenya police fire tear gas in Nairobi but protest turnout lowThu, 08 Aug 2024 12:45:45 GMT Read More »

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 …

2024 ‘increasingly likely’ to be warmest on record: EU monitorThu, 08 Aug 2024 09:43:14 GMT Read More »

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 »