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Senegal has stopped a collection of its first president’s precious possessions from going under the hammer in France, saying on Wednesday it had reached a “friendly agreement” with the auction house.Jewellery, military medals, diplomatic gifts, and even gold fountain pens owned by Leopold Sedar Senghor and his wife were set to be auctioned in Caen, northwestern …

Senegal stops French auction of first president’s jewelleryWed, 25 Oct 2023 17:18:08 GMT Read More »

More than 500 miners who stayed underground for almost three days in a standoff between rival South African labour unions were all brought back to the surface on Wednesday, police said.Some 455 workers including paramedics and security guards emerged into the afternoon daylight after a first group of 107 had made their way back up …

S.African miners return to surface after underground disputeWed, 25 Oct 2023 17:17:13 GMT Read More »

The Sudanese army and paramilitaries — at war with each other for six months — said Wednesday they had accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered negotiations.Since April, the war between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the Rapid Support Forces, has killed …

Sudan rival generals to resume US and Saudi-led talks on ending warWed, 25 Oct 2023 16:11:32 GMT Read More »

The Sudanese army said Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered talks aimed at ending more than six months of war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.The war between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has killed more than 9,000 …

Sudan army says to resume US and Saudi-led talks on ending warWed, 25 Oct 2023 14:29:16 GMT Read More »

The Sudanese army said Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered talks aimed at ending more than six months of conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.The war between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has killed more than 9,000 …

Sudan army says to resume US and Saudi-led talks on ending warWed, 25 Oct 2023 13:28:43 GMT Read More »

Some of the miners who stayed underground for more than two days in a standoff between rival South African labour unions began returning to the surface Wednesday, their representatives and police said.The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), one of the two unions involved, said 107 of the more than 500 workers who had failed to …

Some S.African miners return to surface after underground disputeWed, 25 Oct 2023 09:05:16 GMT Read More »

Melting glaciers, unbearable heat and space junk: a month before crunch climate talks in the United Arab Emirates, a UN report published Wednesday warns about irreversible impacts to the planet without drastic changes to connected social and physical systems.The Interconnected Disaster Risks Report identifies thresholds it calls “risk tipping points,” defined as “the moment at …

UN report warns of catastrophic risks to Earth systemsWed, 25 Oct 2023 09:02:51 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s central bank chief has said that the country’s currency, currently trading at record lows, has been overvalued for several years.The Kenyan shilling this week slipped to more than 150 to the dollar, a decline of almost 24 percent over a year, and compared to around 100 in October 2018.”I think for several years now …

Kenya’s central bank chief says currency overvaluedWed, 25 Oct 2023 08:46:29 GMT Read More »

At first glance it looks like an ordinary street parade, with marching minstrels, baton-twirling majorettes, painted faces and glittering costumes careering down a battered, rundown Johannesburg street.A small boy in a torn T-shirt takes in the sunny scene, eyes wide open and fists on his hips. He was one of several children following the parade, …

‘No Man’s Land’ parade of music and trash charms JohannesburgWed, 25 Oct 2023 07:20:31 GMT Read More »

More than six decades after Gitu Wa Kahengeri was jailed, tortured and denied food in a British-run labour camp in Kenya, the anti-colonial fighter says he is still waiting for justice.Now in his nineties, Gitu has ramped up his push for an apology and compensation from the British government ahead of a visit by King …

Kenya’s Mau Mau veterans seek royal redress from Charles IIIWed, 25 Oct 2023 06:41:15 GMT Read More »