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South Sudan plans to start voter registration in June for long-delayed elections due to take place at the end of the year, the head of the National Elections Commission said Tuesday.Abenego Akok said a “draft timetable” had been drawn up for the first ever poll in the history of the world’s youngest nation.However, he did …

South Sudan says voter registration to start in JuneTue, 09 Apr 2024 17:03:13 GMT Read More »

The bodies of 38 migrants, including children, have been recovered after a shipwreck off the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN said Tuesday, the latest disaster on the so-called Eastern migration route.The UN’s International Organization for Migration told AFP that the boat was carrying 66 people when it sank in the early hours …

Shipwreck off Djibouti leaves 38 migrants deadTue, 09 Apr 2024 16:34:05 GMT Read More »

Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed currency got off to a chaotic start with shops accepting only US dollars on Tuesday and vexed Zimbabweans queuing up outside banks for hours to access their savings. The ZiG — short for Zimbabwe Gold — officially started trading on Monday, just days after it was announced it would replace the Zimbabwean dollar, …

Zimbabwe’s new currency suffers chaotic startTue, 09 Apr 2024 16:26:36 GMT Read More »

An installation by Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama wrapping part of a brutalist central London cultural complex in pink-purple woven cloth and urine-stained robes was unveiled Tuesday.The public commission at the Barbican Centre’s Lakeside Terrace, named “Purple Hibiscus” after Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s eponymous 2003 novel, has been hand-sewn in collaboration with hundreds of craftspeople in Ghana.The …

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama adds splash of colour to London complexTue, 09 Apr 2024 15:45:09 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of hospital doctors joined a demonstration in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday as a nationwide strike by medics neared its fourth week.About a dozen riot police in pickup trucks monitored the protest, which was not authorised by the authorities.Members of the 7,000-strong Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) …

Hundreds of Kenya doctors protest in support of strikeTue, 09 Apr 2024 13:52:38 GMT Read More »

For architecture fans, Casablanca offers a visual feast of Moorish tiles, ancient minarets and French colonial facades with Art Deco touches, but much still faces dereliction or is falling apart.To highlight the rich heritage of the Moroccan economic capital and encourage its preservation, guided walking tours have taken thousands of people on urban explorations on …

Night tours spotlight Casablanca architectural heritageTue, 09 Apr 2024 01:25:36 GMT Read More »

Rescuers searched off the northern coast of Mozambique on Monday after an overloaded makeshift ferry boat capsized, killing at least 98 people.The converted fishing boat, with about 130 people on board, ran into trouble late on Sunday as it headed for an island off Nampula province, officials said.The latest death toll of 98 was released …

Mozambique makeshift ferry disaster kills 98Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:16:43 GMT Read More »

Mortar fire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three Tanzanian soldiers who were part of a southern Africa force deployed to help government troops battling M23 rebels, officials said.The regional force sent soldiers to North Kivu province in December to help Kinshasa regain ground from the M23 militia in the lawless east.The force …

Mortar fire kills three Tanzanian soldiers in DR CongoMon, 08 Apr 2024 18:08:41 GMT Read More »

Rescuers searched off the northern coast of Mozambique on Monday after a makeshift ferry boat carrying people fleeing a cholera outbreak capsized, killing at least 97.The converted fishing boat, with about 130 people on board, ran into trouble late on Sunday as it headed for an island off Nampula province, officials said.Most of those on …

Mozambique makeshift ferry disaster kills 97Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:45:31 GMT Read More »

Judges in South Africa will on Tuesday rule on whether former president Jacob Zuma will be allowed to appear on the ballot in May elections.Zuma, who is running for a new opposition party, has appealed a decision by electoral officials to bar him from the vote over a 2021 conviction. On Monday, the 81-year-old was in …

S.African court to decide on Zuma’s vote exclusion TuesdayMon, 08 Apr 2024 15:23:15 GMT Read More »