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International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva called Monday for wealthy nations to provide more support to debt-saddled developing countries, as she opened the first IMF-World Bank meetings on African soil in 50 years.The week-long talks in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakesh come as the IMF and World Bank are facing calls to reform in …

IMF, World Bank hold first meetings in Africa in 50 yearsMon, 09 Oct 2023 17:34:54 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan court on Monday temporarily suspended a government plan to send police to Haiti on a UN-backed mission aiming to restore calm to the gang-infested Caribbean nation. The UN Security Council last week approved a Kenyan-led multinational security force for the troubled country, with Nairobi promising 1,000 police officers. But a Nairobi court granted an interim …

Kenya court puts Haiti deployment on temporary holdMon, 09 Oct 2023 15:42:51 GMT Read More »

Guinea international Serhou Guirassy broke a Bundesliga record shared by Robert Lewandowski and the late Gerd Muller when he scored a hat-trick to lift his goal tally to 13 from seven matches.The 27-year-old netted three times at the weekend for second-placed Stuttgart, whose 3-1 win over Wolfsburg kept them one point behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.Polish star …

African players in Europe: Guinean Guirassy breaks Bundesliga recordMon, 09 Oct 2023 15:22:08 GMT Read More »

The UK government on Monday insisted that Rwanda is an appropriate place to deport failed asylum seekers, as it tried to overturn a court ruling that the policy is unlawful.Three appeal court judges in London blocked the controversial plan in June, assessing that the African nation could not be considered a safe, third country.At the …

Rwanda ‘safe’ for deported asylum seekers: UK court toldMon, 09 Oct 2023 13:23:39 GMT Read More »

At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rains caused a section of a hillside covered in precariously built houses to collapse in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde.Rescuers were still searching for victims on Monday after the landslide happened in the district of Mbankolo, northwest of Yaounde, on Sunday evening. Landslides are frequent during the rainy season …

Landslide triggered by heavy rain kills 27 in CameroonMon, 09 Oct 2023 12:40:51 GMT Read More »

At a mostly empty clinic catering to HIV patients, staff monitor CCTV footage for potential spies, reflecting the fear among Ugandan health workers following the adoption of a controversial anti-gay law.”People have to trust their healthcare workers, the health workers have to trust their clients but under the current circumstances, it has created a situation …

Fears over Uganda’s anti-gay law threaten HIV progressMon, 09 Oct 2023 09:57:55 GMT Read More »

Violence marred the close of Liberian President George Weah’s re-election campaign on Sunday, with scuffles between his supporters and members of the opposition breaking out during a parade in capital Monrovia, an AFP journalist saw.  No official toll was available on Sunday evening, but AFP counted at least five men with injuries, some with large …

Clashes erupt at Liberian president’s re-election paradeMon, 09 Oct 2023 05:06:44 GMT Read More »

Tens of thousands of Oromos gathered Sunday at a lake near the Ethiopian capital for a once-banned celebration that today doubles as a sounding board for political and ethnic demands.Draped in traditional colours including the red, white and black of the Oromo flag, crowds descended on the shores of Lake Hora Arsadi, 50 kilometres (30 …

Ethiopia’s Oromo people celebrate festival once deniedSun, 08 Oct 2023 17:26:20 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men’s world record to win Sunday’s Chicago Marathon in two hours and 35 seconds while Dutch runner Sifan Hassan won in the second-fastest women’s time in history.Kiptum crushed the old world record of 2:01:09 set by Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge in winning the 2022 Berlin Marathon.”I feel so happy,” Kiptum said. …

Kenyan Kiptum sets world record to win Chicago MarathonSun, 08 Oct 2023 16:10:07 GMT Read More »

Osman Fofana, a 17-year-old student in Liberia’s capital Monrovia, could not contain his excitement as he walked onto a new football field in his slum community of Clara Town.”It’s astonishing”, he said at a recent school gathering at a sports complex supported by President George Weah’s government.”We, the youth, pray that George Weah will be …

On Liberia’s community football pitches, Weah still a starSun, 08 Oct 2023 06:23:29 GMT Read More »