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As dawn breaks in Antananarivo, streams of people begin their daily climb to the city’s public fountains to collect enough water to wash or earn a few pennies, with Madagascar’s upcoming election one of the last things on their minds.Many homes in the country’s capital do not have access to the precious resource, making it …

‘Unseen’ by politics, Madagascar’s poor snub electionsTue, 14 Nov 2023 15:36:19 GMT Read More »

Mali’s junta leader announced on Tuesday that the army had recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist groups that has long posed a major sovereignty issue for the government.The capture of Kidal, if confirmed, would be a considerable symbolic success for the ruling junta, which seized power in 2020. “Today our …

Mali junta says it has ‘seized’ rebel stronghold of KidalTue, 14 Nov 2023 14:49:03 GMT Read More »

A Rwandan former gynaecologist went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in his home country, in an investigation stretching back nearly three decades. It is one of France’s longest-running cases, with Sosthene Munyemana appearing at the Assize Court in the French capital nearly 30 …

Ex-doctor goes on trial in France over Rwanda genocideTue, 14 Nov 2023 10:25:22 GMT Read More »

Liberians began voting on Tuesday to decide whether to hand former football star George Weah a second term as president despite a controversial record, or to elect political veteran Joseph Boakai despite his age.The run-off is expected to be close between the rivals, who also faced off in 2017 when Weah won in the second …

Liberians vote in presidential run-off pitting football legend against ex-VPTue, 14 Nov 2023 08:52:15 GMT Read More »

“It was like a spiral,” said Gilles Yapi Yapo, a former Ivory Coast international football star who said he was cheated out of 200,000 euros ($213,000) by a witch doctor. “You are like a slave and it can be really damaging,” the 41-year-old said of the two years he spent under the spell of a traditional …

Footballers who fell under the spell of witch doctorsTue, 14 Nov 2023 06:40:52 GMT Read More »

“There’s a lot of jealousy in football,” said Sheikh Issa, holding up a piece of bark and a bottle of a yellowish potion.Which is why many professional players beat a path to the African faith healer in the Paris suburbs looking for ways to ward off the “evil eye” and other afflictions. Since World Cup winner …

Pogba, potions and impotence: the secret world of witch doctors in FranceTue, 14 Nov 2023 06:19:00 GMT Read More »

A Rwandan former gynaecologist goes on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in his home country, in an investigation stretching back nearly three decades. It is one of France’s longest-running cases, with Sosthene Munyemana to face justice at a Paris court nearly 30 years after …

Ex-doctor goes on trial in France over Rwanda genocideTue, 14 Nov 2023 06:18:32 GMT Read More »

Prolific Liverpool scorer and Egypt captain Mohamed Salah will be among the stars in action this week when 2026 World Cup qualifying in Africa kicks off with two matchdays. His two Premier League goals against Brentford at the weekend raised his total to 200 in English football, and he is now set to shine against Group …

Egypt captain Salah leads African stars into World Cup qualifyingTue, 14 Nov 2023 06:04:22 GMT Read More »

Liberians head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to hand former footballer George Weah a second term as president despite a controversial record, or to elect political veteran Joseph Boakai despite his age.The run-off is expected to be close between the rivals, who also faced off in 2017 when Weah won in the second …

Liberians mull second presidential term for football legend WeahTue, 14 Nov 2023 01:36:18 GMT Read More »

Former Ivorian prime minister Guillaume Soro said Monday he had had extensive talks with Niger’s putsch leaders in Niamey, a day after announcing he was ending years of self-imposed exile. “I had the honour of an audience with the president of the Nigerien transition, head of state General Abdourahamane Tiani,” said Soro on X, formerly Twitter, …

Former Ivorian PM Soro says has talks with Niger coup leaderMon, 13 Nov 2023 20:18:14 GMT Read More »