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Mogadishu is rising, literally, from the ashes of decades of war. Pavements remain scarred by bullet holes and ruined buildings still line many streets, but the city’s cacophony is now one of construction, not destruction.The east African nation saw civil war in the 1990s mutate in the 2000s into an Islamist insurgency that still threatens …

Rising from the ashes: Mogadishu’s building boomMon, 24 Nov 2025 02:51:25 GMT Read More »

At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian group said on Sunday, as the president announced the rescue of 38 worshippers seized in a separate attack last week.Gunmen on Friday raided St Mary’s co-education school in Niger state, taking …

50 children in Nigeria escape after kidnapping as 38 worshippers rescuedSun, 23 Nov 2025 21:53:14 GMT Read More »

Voters in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots Sunday to pick a new president, hoping to turn the page on political turmoil despite the main opposition party being barred from the race.Around 860,000 voters were eligible to choose between 12 presidential candidates, with stability a major issue given multiple political crises that have rocked the west …

Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau votes to elect new president, parliamentSun, 23 Nov 2025 21:30:38 GMT Read More »

Cameroon’s opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who contests the outcome of his country’s October election that returned Paul Biya to power amid violent protests, has fled to The Gambia, the Gambian government said Sunday.The west African country said he had been allowed to enter the country on November 7 “on humanitarian grounds” and “for the …

Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for ‘safety’ after voteSun, 23 Nov 2025 20:17:26 GMT Read More »

At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian group said on Sunday, as the president announced the rescue of 38 worshippers seized in a separate attack last week. Gunmen on Friday raided St Mary’s co-education school in Niger state, taking …

50 children kidnapped from Nigerian Catholic school escape captivity, 38 worshippers rescuedSun, 23 Nov 2025 18:06:35 GMT Read More »

Fifty of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian group said on Sunday. Gunmen on Friday raided St Mary’s co-education school in Niger state, taking 303 children and 12 teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria. The abduction came days after …

50 children kidnapped from Nigerian Catholic school escape captivitySun, 23 Nov 2025 14:40:56 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy on Sunday said he overcame doubts about his career after a forgettable first taste of Test cricket in India to come back and register his maiden century.Muthusamy made 109 in South Africa’s imposing 489 all out on day two of the second Test in Guwahati to frustrate the Indian attack with …

South African centurion Muthusamy celebrates ‘awesome’ Test journeySun, 23 Nov 2025 13:29:57 GMT Read More »

From Finland opening diplomatic outposts in Senegal to Czech instructors training Mauritanian security forces, a group of smaller European nations has joined a global scramble for influence in Africa.Estonia, Romania and Malta are among European Union countries that have sought to boost their presence on the continent over the past five years, revamping diplomatic and …

Smaller EU nations push for greater Africa roleSun, 23 Nov 2025 09:12:56 GMT Read More »

Voters in Guinea-Bissau elect their next president Sunday following a peaceful three-week campaign period, hoping to turn the page on the country’s long-running political turmoil, albeit with the main opposition party barred from the race.Around 860,000 voters will choose between 12 presidential candidates, with stability a major issue given the multiple political crises that have …

Guinea-Bissau votes on next president, with stability on the ballotSun, 23 Nov 2025 01:54:30 GMT Read More »

Nearly 200 nations on Saturday pushed through a modest deal at the UN’s COP30 climate summit in the Amazon region of host country Brazil.It was welcomed by some as a decent outcome amid fraught negotiations — and the absence of the United States — but dismissed as falling short by others.Here’s a round-up of key …

COP30: Key reactions to climate dealSat, 22 Nov 2025 22:06:32 GMT Read More »