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South Africa’s newly elected parliament is to convene for the first time on Friday, authorities said, as political parties scramble to form a coalition after general elections produced no outright winner.Lawmakers in the 400-seat National Assembly in Cape Town will be called to appoint a speaker and start the process of electing the country’s president …

S.Africa’s new parliament to meet Friday to elect presidentMon, 10 Jun 2024 15:37:14 GMT Read More »

Ofentse Pitse embodies a fierce sense of fun as she waves her conducting baton passionately in a dimly lit auditorium in Johannesburg, ahead of a one-of-a-kind show.The pioneering 31-year-old who hails from Mabopane, a township some 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Pretoria, is the first black South African woman to own and run her …

Pioneering black conductor melds opera with S.African dance musicMon, 10 Jun 2024 13:21:01 GMT Read More »

Along the muddy tracks of a sprawling slum in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, scores of teenagers learn how to fence each weekend under Mburu Wanyoike, whose initiative offers hope in a place bedevilled by crime and lack of opportunity.Several hundred thousand people live in closely packed poverty in Mathare, many born there like 27-year-old Wanyoike, who …

Fencing offers teens hope in impoverished Nairobi slumMon, 10 Jun 2024 12:22:29 GMT Read More »

An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday.Stephen Kwikiriza was found on Sunday evening dumped on a roadside in Kyenjojo, about five hours’ drive west of the capital Kampala, said Samuel Okulony, director …

Detained Uganda environmental activist freed but ‘in bad shape’Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:47:00 GMT Read More »

South African parties were discussing forming a coalition government on Monday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa called on all groups to work together after general elections produced no outright winner.Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) won 40 percent of the vote — its lowest score ever — on May 29 and, for the first time since the …

S.African parties talk coalitions, as president urges unityMon, 10 Jun 2024 10:29:45 GMT Read More »

A smart wheelchair system built by a team of young Tunisian women engineers has reached the finals for a prestigious European inventors’ prize, setting a hopeful precedent in a country embroiled in multiple crises.Their project, Moovobrain, allows wheelchair users to move through a choice of touchpad, voice command, facial gestures or, most impressively, a headset …

Tunisian all-women’s team eye inventors’ prize for smart wheelchairMon, 10 Jun 2024 03:52:31 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police will deploy to quell gang violence in Haiti probably within weeks, the east African country’s President William Ruto said on Sunday, despite court challenges that delayed the mission.Kenya is aiming to lead a UN-backed mission to secure the Caribbean nation, stricken by violence, poverty and political instability.The east African nation is scheduled to …

Kenyan police to deploy to Haiti within weeks: RutoSun, 09 Jun 2024 17:25:28 GMT Read More »

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is one 12 players from the matchday 23 who won the Rugby World Cup last year who will not be considered for a one-off Test against Wales at Twickenham on June 22, SA Rugby announced on Sunday. Just 11 of the side that edged New Zealand 12-11 at the Stade de …

Kolisi to miss Twickenham Test as weakened Springboks face WalesSun, 09 Jun 2024 10:46:34 GMT Read More »

Vincent Aboubakar scored twice as Cameroon shrugged off a chaotic build-up to trounce Cape Verde 4-1 on Saturday in a 2026 World Cup qualifier in Yaounde.The veteran forward hitb two as the Indomitable Lions built a 3-1 half-time lead after Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui had put the home team ahead in a Group D matchday three clash. Nouhou …

Aboubakar stars as Cameroon hammer Cape Verde after chaotic build-upSat, 08 Jun 2024 18:40:09 GMT Read More »

Three American suspects in what the Congolese army called an attempted coup in Kinshasa last month committed acts “punishable by death”, a court heard on Friday as their trial opened.Marcel Malanga and Taylor Christian Thomson, both 21, and 36-year-old Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun are among 50 defendants in the case and were the first to stand …

Judge tells DRC ‘coup’ trial acts ‘punishable by death’Fri, 07 Jun 2024 21:51:12 GMT Read More »