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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 »

Eritrean Biniam Girmay signed a contract extension with his Intermarche-Wanty team until 2028 hours after securing the Tour de France’s green sprinters’ points jersey, the outfit announced on Monday.Girmay became the first African to claim the jersey, the Tour’s second most important prize after the leader’s yellow jersey, on Sunday after three stage wins during …

Girmay celebrates Tour de France sprint success with new contractTue, 23 Jul 2024 13:24:49 GMT Read More »

The families of two opponents of Guinea’s ruling junta, who disappeared after they were reportedly seized by security forces, have filed a criminal complaint in France against its leader Mamadi Doumbouya. Oumar Sylla, better known as Fonike Mengue, and Mamadou Billo Bah are two leaders of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), …

Families of missing Guinea junta critics turn to France courtTue, 23 Jul 2024 12:56:07 GMT Read More »

Local residents were desperately searching for survivors on Tuesday after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed around 150 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation.Crowds of people were gathered at the site of the tragedy, some clawing through the mud with shovels or their bare hands, …

Hunt for survivors after around 150 die in Ethiopia landslideTue, 23 Jul 2024 12:29:55 GMT Read More »

A new “vaccine-like” HIV drug that currently costs over $40,000 per person a year could be made for as little as $40, researchers estimated on Tuesday.The antiretroviral drug Lenacapavir, developed by US pharmaceutical giant Gilead, has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the fight against HIV.Early trials have found the treatment is 100 percent …

New ‘vaccine-like’ HIV drug could cost just $40: researchersTue, 23 Jul 2024 09:11:34 GMT Read More »

Ugandan police detained several demonstrators in the capital Kampala on Tuesday, according to an AFP journalist, as scattered anti-corruption rallies began despite being banned by authorities.President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the East African country with an iron fist for almost four decades, had warned the demonstrators at the weekend they were “playing with fire”.On …

Uganda police detain protesters as anti-graft rallies beginTue, 23 Jul 2024 08:48:13 GMT Read More »

In Tunisia’s seaside town of Hammamet, bulldozers diligently shovel sand from a nearby desert onto a popular beach in an attempt to stop it from disappearing due to erosion.”This beach is the postcard image of Hammamet,” said environmentalist Chiheb Ben Fredj peering nostalgically at the town’s iconic Yasmine beach.”It has been seared in our minds since …

Tunisia’s sandy beaches eaten away by coastal erosionTue, 23 Jul 2024 01:28:37 GMT Read More »