Tens of thousands of people wearing yellow T-shirts crowded Africa’s biggest stadium Saturday, as the ruling but troubled African National Congress threw its last campaign bash before South Africa’s tightest election in decades.For hours through the morning, buses filled with flag-waving supporters from across the country streamed into the parking lot of Johannesburg’s FNB stadium.It was …
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress staged its last major stadium rally Saturday ahead of next week’s general election as it fights to protect its unbeaten streak of post-apartheid victories.President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party summoned the faithful and bussed in the undecided to fill more than two-thirds of the 90,000-seat FNB stadium between Johannesburg and Soweto …
Haiti is waiting desperately for the first members of a Kenyan-led multinational force tasked with ending the stranglehold of powerful and ultra-violent gangs, but their hoped-for arrival this week was delayed.The deployment gained new urgency with the announcement Friday that gang members killed three missionaries, a Haitian and an American couple, leading to renewed calls …
Haiti still waiting for international force to tackle gangsSat, 25 May 2024 14:09:05 GMT Read More »
A Ukrainian pilot project to compensate women raped by invading Russian soldiers could offer a roadmap for dealing with wartime sexual violence, says a Nobel Prize winner and expert on conflict atrocities.Denis Mukwege, a 69-year-old medical doctor, has dedicated his life to helping victims of some of the most horrific violence committed by military men.In …
An influential Nigerian traditional ruler returned to the throne amid celebrations from his supporters on Friday, four years after he was ousted from his palace in a bitter political dispute.Muhammadu Sanusi II’s reappointment as the emir of Kano follows a long-running battle that illustrated the difficult balancing act facing traditional monarchies in modern-day Nigeria.Sanusi, a …
Deposed Nigerian traditional ruler returns to throneFri, 24 May 2024 19:04:47 GMT Read More »
The top United Nations court on Friday ordered Israel to halt military operations in Rafah “immediately”, a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international pressure on Israel more than seven months into the Gaza war.The International Court of Justice also ruled Israel must keep open the key Rafah crossing for “unhindered” humanitarian aid and urged …
ICJ orders Israel to ‘immediately halt’ Rafah offensiveFri, 24 May 2024 16:26:11 GMT Read More »
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa promised his late predecessor Nelson Mandela on Friday that he would protect the African National Congress’ absolute majority in next week’s tightly contested election.Ramaphosa staged his walkabout in Soweto, the town of his birth and a stronghold of the ANC going back to the days of the anti-apartheid struggle, to mobilise …
The political movement behind Mali’s civilian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Friday openly criticised the West African nation’s military rulers for the first time.The M5-RFP movement came out strongly against the colonels who seized power in 2020, further extending their rule after they failed to meet a March deadline to hold elections and hand …
Mali junta comes under fire from PM’s allies for first timeFri, 24 May 2024 15:25:24 GMT Read More »
A film about an all-female Egyptian theatre troupe and another about legendary photographer Ernest Cole shared the best documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday. “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found” is the latest from Haitian director Raoul Peck, who made the Oscar-nominated “I Am Not Your Negro” about US writer James Baldwin.Playing in a …
Cannes best docs go to African storiesFri, 24 May 2024 14:30:51 GMT Read More »
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa led a march to his late predecessor Nelson Mandela’s house on Friday and vowed to turn around the fortunes of their African National Congress Party before next week’s tightly-contested election.Ramaphosa staged his walkabout in Soweto, the town of his birth and a stronghold of the ANC going back to the days …
