A whirlwind start in which Mahmoud Trezeguet scored twice propelled Mohamed Salah-led Egypt to a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso in a World Cup matchday three showdown in Cairo on Thursday.Turkey-based Trezeguet scored with his head after three minutes and his left foot after seven minutes, and the win gave the Pharaohs a four-point lead …
Rwandan President Paul Kagame will face two challengers in next month’s election, according to a provisional list published Thursday.National Electoral Commission chief Oda Gasinzigwa named Kagame, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party and independent Philippe Mpayimana as candidates for the July 15 vote.Both Habineza and Mpayimana were also the only candidates authorised to stand …
Kagame to face two challengers in Rwanda voteThu, 06 Jun 2024 18:02:56 GMT Read More »
The United States is waging a diplomatic offensive to persuade Hamas to accept a ceasefire plan laid out by President Joe Biden, working with the United Nations and world leaders favorable to the Palestinians. Biden, whose support for Israel has alienated parts of his base five months before razor-tight elections, on May 31 took his boldest …
US on diplomatic offensive to sway Hamas on dealThu, 06 Jun 2024 16:57:52 GMT Read More »
South Africa’s ruling ANC was holding internal party talks Thursday to decide who to ally with to form a government, after failing to win an outright majority in last week’s general election.President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress won 40 percent of the vote — its lowest score ever — and, for the first time since …
Divided ANC debates South Africa’s future governmentThu, 06 Jun 2024 15:44:38 GMT Read More »
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday arrived in Chad, the last leg of a tour of African nations marked by strong anti-Western sentiment and the promise of greater military backing against jihadists.The veteran diplomat has offered to strengthen economic, trade and above all military cooperation with Guinea, Congo and Burkina Faso, his first stops.The …
Russia’s Lavrov takes anti-western tour to ChadWed, 05 Jun 2024 21:52:36 GMT Read More »
South Africa’s ruling ANC said Wednesday it had reached out to rivals to form a government of national unity, after failing to win an outright majority in last week’s general election.The final tally gave President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress only 159 members in the 400-seat National Assembly, down from 230 and its lowest score in …
South Africa’s ANC wants national unity governmentWed, 05 Jun 2024 16:27:05 GMT Read More »
Gunmen have killed seven Benin soldiers in an attack in Pendjari national park in the north of the country near the border with Burkina Faso, security sources said on Wednesday.The sources did not identify the gunmen, but the attack on Tuesday was the latest in a border area where Benin faces growing spillover from a …
Gunmen kill seven Benin soldiers in attackWed, 05 Jun 2024 14:59:06 GMT Read More »
Niger’s army says it is creating a special force to protect “strategic” sites, including uranium mines and oil wells, from “terrorist” attacks in the country plagued by jihadist violence since 2015.The new force aims to “better guarantee the protection of strategic sites and installations”, Colonel Mounkaila Sofiani, head of strategic studies within the defence ministry, …
Niger to set up protection force for ‘strategic’ sitesWed, 05 Jun 2024 12:57:07 GMT Read More »
A South African minister was arrested and charged with corruption on Wednesday, as his ANC party wrangles with how to form a new government after major election losses.Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa was detained after he was implicated by the vast Zondo Commission inquiry into corruption under former ANC president Jacob Zuma’s rule.As a …
S.Africa minister charged as part of corruption probeWed, 05 Jun 2024 11:44:34 GMT Read More »
