AFP Africa

A drone strike targeted Sudan’s biggest naval base Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack.”They (the drones) were met with anti-aircraft missiles,” the source said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. An AFP correspondent …

Drone strike hits Port Sudan navy base: army sourceWed, 07 May 2025 05:31:34 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s army-aligned government on Tuesday severed diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, accusing the Gulf state of supplying weapons used by the rival paramilitaries to strike its de facto capital.A series of drones struck positions across Port Sudan Tuesday — including the war-torn country’s main port and only functioning international civilian airport — official …

Sudan cuts ties with UAE after paramilitary drone strikes on Port SudanTue, 06 May 2025 17:29:41 GMT Read More »

Renowned Rwandan fashion designer Moses Turahirwa, who counted President Paul Kagame and US singer John Legend among their clients, appeared in court on Tuesday charged with drug use and possession.Turahirwa, 36, who uses they/she pronouns, said the real reason for their arrest was online criticism of Kagame.Last month Turahirwa made a series of posts on …

Rwandan designer tried for drugs after criticising KagameTue, 06 May 2025 15:34:29 GMT Read More »

Drones struck the airport and cut power across Port Sudan, officials said on Tuesday, the third straight day the army-aligned government’s seat of power has come under attack.The strikes, which the army blamed on rival paramilitaries and also targeted a military base, came a day after Sudan’s main fuel depot was hit, causing a massive …

Drone strikes rock Port Sudan in third day of attacksTue, 06 May 2025 14:39:52 GMT Read More »

Britain’s Labour government plans to restrict visa applications from nationalities considered most likely to overstay and claim asylum, a government official said Tuesday, as it faces pressure from hard-right populists.Applications for work and study visas from Pakistanis, Nigerians and Sri Lankans are among those set to be curbed, The Times daily reported and an official confirmed to …

UK set to restrict visas for nationalities most likely to claim asylumTue, 06 May 2025 14:16:17 GMT Read More »

To many, Tatu City on the outskirts of Nairobi looks like a success.The first city entirely built by a private company to be operational in east Africa, with some 25,000 people living and working there, it accounts for around two-thirdsof all foreign investment in Kenya.Its low-tax status has attracted more than 100 businesses including Heineken, …

How a privately owned city in Kenya took on corrupt officialsTue, 06 May 2025 06:45:57 GMT Read More »

Big challenges await Gabon’s new president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema as he takes the reins of a country rich in oil but struggling with debt.The general was sworn in on Saturday after winning 94.85 percent in the April 12 vote in which international observers signalled no major irregularities.His victory followed a 19-month transition after he …

Gabon’s new president faces tough economic challengesTue, 06 May 2025 06:29:09 GMT Read More »

The call came in just after 7:00 pm as the paramedics began the night shift: a man had been stabbed in the head with a glass bottle and was bleeding heavily.The medical crew and their ambulance from Cape Town’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were only minutes away. But they could not respond until they had …

‘I have to pray’: fear, danger for paramedics in S. Africa’s crime hotspotsTue, 06 May 2025 06:22:11 GMT Read More »

All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, two days before they gather in a conclave to elect the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group — summoned following the death of Pope Francis …

Cardinals assemble to elect pope and set course for churchMon, 05 May 2025 19:55:12 GMT Read More »

Four Kenyan police officers pleaded not guilty Monday to the killing of a six-month-old girl during bloody riots that erupted over a presidential election in 2017.The death of Samantha Pendo became for many Kenyans a symbol of unchecked police brutality during the disputed election, the first in the country’s history to be annulled.Murder, rape and …

Kenya police officers plead not guilty over baby’s death in 2017 election unrestMon, 05 May 2025 17:41:54 GMT Read More »