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Ethiopia announced on Sunday it has filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile, the source of a long-running water dispute with downstream Egypt and Sudan.The news brought a prompt condemnation from Egypt, who denounced it as illegal.Ethiopia’s announcement came just a fortnight after the three countries resumed negotiations, after a lengthy break, on an …

Ethiopia says filling of Nile Renaissance mega-dam completeSun, 10 Sep 2023 20:01:15 GMT Read More »

South Africa kicked off the defence of their Rugby World Cup title with an 18-3 victory over Scotland in the teams’ opening Pool B match in Marseille on Sunday.The Springboks, featuring 14 of the match-day squad of 23 that beat England in the 2019 final, were made to work hard for the win, with just …

South Africa start Rugby World Cup defence with Scotland victorySun, 10 Sep 2023 17:55:18 GMT Read More »

Marrakesh’s ancient medina was nearly empty on Sunday after a deadly earthquake that hit Morocco, but it did not stop some tourists who told AFP they chose to stay on.Tourism is the lifeblood of the North African country’s economy, and Marrakesh is its main attraction.Friday’s devastating quake which killed over 2,000 people has also spurred …

Tourists ‘not going to let quake’ stop Morocco tripSun, 10 Sep 2023 15:12:38 GMT Read More »

Using heavy equipment and even their bare hands, rescuers in Morocco on Sunday stepped up efforts to find survivors of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people and flattened villages.The first foreign rescuers flew in to help after the North African country’s strongest-ever quake killed at least 2,012 people and injured more than …

Morocco rescuers scour rubble for survivors after quake kills 2,000Sun, 10 Sep 2023 14:36:08 GMT Read More »

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up Sunday a G20 summit that played down deep divisions over the war in Ukraine and climate change, but gave him a moment in the diplomatic spotlight.G20 nations have been riven over the Ukraine war since Moscow’s invasion last year, with Russian President Vladimir Putin skipping the summit entirely …

G20 summit ends with India, Brazil and Russia boasting successSun, 10 Sep 2023 11:40:11 GMT Read More »

Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped under the rubble of flattened villages.The strongest-ever quake recorded in the North African country has killed at least 2,012 people and injured over 2,000, many seriously, according to the latest official …

Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll passes 2,000Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:34:54 GMT Read More »

World leaders walked barefoot through puddles Sunday to pay their respects to revered Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, after monsoon downpours dampened Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s set-piece G20 programme.Modi welcomed his guests to the site where the apostle of non-violence was cremated in January 1948, the day after he was gunned down by a Hindu nationalist …

Wet feet dampen G20 leaders’ Gandhi tributes in IndiaSun, 10 Sep 2023 09:07:03 GMT Read More »

Niger’s coup leaders have accused France of gathering forces, war materials and equipment in several neighbouring West African countries with a view to “military intervention”.Relations with France, Niger’s former colonial power, degraded after Paris stood by ousted president Mohamed Bazoum following the July coup.”France continues to deploy its forces in several ECOWAS (Economic Community of …

Niger military accuses France of deploying forces with eye to ‘intervention’Sun, 10 Sep 2023 02:45:19 GMT Read More »

Lahcen sits in the corner of the village dispensary in Moulay Brahim in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains. He’s inconsolable after losing his wife and four children in Friday night’s earthquake.The tragedy of what happened to Lahcen’s family is on everybody’s lips in the mountain village around an hour’s drive from the tourist city of Marrakesh.The …

A Moroccan mountain village mourns its quake deadSat, 09 Sep 2023 22:52:17 GMT Read More »

Leaders and diplomats the world over expressed condolences and offered their support for Morocco Saturday after a devastating earthquake struck the mountains southwest of Marrakesh. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit late Friday killed more than 2,000 people and left more than 2,000 injured, many critically, according to Moroccan authorities.Support has poured in from leaders across the …

World leaders offer solidarity after devastating Morocco quakeSat, 09 Sep 2023 22:48:43 GMT Read More »