Sporadic shots were heard Wednesday in Chad’s capital near the headquarters of an opposition party, accused by the government of an overnight attack on the internal security agency’s offices which left several dead.The sound of automatic weapon fire prompted people to leave the area in the centre of N’Djamena where the Socialist Party Without Borders …
A new animated Disney series set in a futuristic Lagos has won over its first viewers with a Sci-Fi play on life in the Nigerian megacity.From Lagosian slang to lagoon markets and traffic jams, Disney+ six-parter “Iwaju” captures everyday urban details and catapults them into a future bristling with high-tech gadgets where some the city’s …
Lagos gets Sci-Fi treatment in new Disney+ seriesWed, 28 Feb 2024 14:27:58 GMT Read More »
The United Nations on Wednesday kicked off the withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to national police, an AFP team saw.During an official ceremony at the Kamanyola base, close to the Rwandan and Burundian borders, the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan, …
UN peacekeepers begin pullout from war-torn east DR CongoWed, 28 Feb 2024 12:54:55 GMT Read More »
Burkina’s celebrity stuntman, 72 years young, sped down the dusty road lying back on his moped seat, feet draped over the handlebars — and no protective gear.In the central town of Koudougou, Rasmane “Rastafou” Ouedraogo drew admiring gazes as his moped, adorned with Burkina Faso’s red-and-green flags, went by.”Rastafou” is one of many Burkinabes who …
Burkina’s stuntman biker, 72, reignites road safety debateWed, 28 Feb 2024 11:55:36 GMT Read More »
The United Nations was to kick off Wednesday the withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to national police.The DRC demanded the withdrawal despite UN concerns about rampant violence in the east of the country.Kinshasa considers the UN force to be ineffective in protecting …
UN peacekeepers launch pullout from war-torn east DR CongoWed, 28 Feb 2024 07:10:52 GMT Read More »
Mozambique’s government confirmed Tuesday that tens of thousands have been driven from their homes by a wave of jihadist attacks in the restive north, but rejected calls for a state of emergency.”We are talking about 67,321 displaced people,” government spokesman Filimao Suaze told a press conference in the capital Maputo, describing the situation in Cabo …
Jihadist attacks displace tens of thousands in MozambiqueWed, 28 Feb 2024 01:17:02 GMT Read More »
Guinea’s ruling military junta said Tuesday that it had appointed a new prime minister eight days after dissolving the previous government, as the capital Conakry was paralysed on the second day of a general strike.Protesters are demanding the release of a detained union leader as well as lower food prices, an end to media censorship …
Guinea junta names new premier on 2nd day of strikeTue, 27 Feb 2024 22:13:52 GMT Read More »
A hat-trick by Brazilian Lucas Ribeiro gave Mamelodi Sundowns a 3-0 Â victory over AmaZulu on Tuesday to extend an unbeaten South African Premiership run to 40 matches. Â Â Signed from Belgian club Beveren last year, the 25-year-old forward netted after 48, 57 and 78 minutes in Pretoria to give the home team a 12-point lead at …
South African police said on Tuesday they have arrested six people over the murder last year of one of the country’s hottest rap artists, Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA.The 35-year-old musician was gunned down on February 10 last year while walking with a friend outside a popular Durban restaurant hours before he was to perform …
Six detained of murder of South African rapper AKATue, 27 Feb 2024 20:51:38 GMT Read More »
Guyana, hosting a summit of Caribbean countries, on Tuesday welcomed an announcement that Benin was mulling a 2,000-strong troop contribution to a UN security mission in crisis-torn Haiti.A nation of at least 10 million, Haiti has been in turmoil for years, with armed gangs taking over parts of the country and unleashing brutal violence, leaving …
