At least 15 people have died in Kenya as floods swept away scores of houses and devastated farmland following torrential rains, the Red Cross said on Monday. Heavy rainfall has pounded the country, particularly the bone-dry north, in recent days, and sent water gushing into homes and submerging roads, with similar scenes playing out across other …
15 killed as flooding hits KenyaMon, 06 Nov 2023 10:21:55 GMT Read More »
At least nine people were killed during a weekend jailbreak in Guinea that saw armed commandos briefly pluck ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara from prison, officials said on Monday.Heavily armed men burst into the prison in the capital Conakry early on Saturday, taking Camara and three other former officials who were on trial alongside him over …
Nine dead in Guinea weekend jailbreak raid: prosecutorMon, 06 Nov 2023 09:44:03 GMT Read More »
More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a committee of pro-democracy lawyers said in a statement.It was the latest bloodshed in the fighting since April between the forces of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who …
More than 20 killed in Sudan after shell hits market: NGOSun, 05 Nov 2023 22:52:08 GMT Read More »
Rassie Erasmus will return as coach of the world champion Springboks, a high-ranking South African Rugby Union (SARU) official told AFP on Sunday.The South African director of rugby succeeds head coach Jacques Nienaber, who announced several months ago that he would quit after the World Cup and join Irish side Leinster.A high-ranking official within SA …
Erasmus to take over as coach for world champion SpringboksSun, 05 Nov 2023 19:30:14 GMT Read More »
South Africa coach Rob Walter insisted they could “turn the tables” if they meet India again in the World Cup despite a colossal 243-run defeat by the unbeaten hosts.The Proteas are second in the standings of the 10-team event and, like leaders India, were already into the semi-finals before Sunday’s pool game in Kolkata.But they …
South Africa can ‘turn tables’ after huge India defeatSun, 05 Nov 2023 17:49:25 GMT Read More »
Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola produced a devastating performance to win the New York Marathon in a new course record on Sunday, while Kenya’s Hellen Obiri pipped Letsenbet Gidey to claim the women’s race.Tola, the 2022 World Championships marathon gold medallist, powered home to take the tape in a time of 2hr 4min 58sec, shattering the old …
Tola powers to New York Marathon win, Obiri pips GideySun, 05 Nov 2023 17:04:20 GMT Read More »
Ghana’s ruling NPP party on Saturday elected the country’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as their candidate for the 2024 presidential ballot, according to results from primaries released by the electoral commission.Ghana is undergoing its worst economic crisis in years, which will be a major electoral issue next year when President Nana Akufo-Addo steps down after …
Ghana’s ruling party voted on Saturday in primaries to elect its candidate for next year’s presidential ballot, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia widely favoured to win.The West African country is undergoing its worst economic trouble in years, and the crisis is set to dominate the election campaign ahead of the December 2024 ballot to succeed …
Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison on Saturday, hours after an apparent jailbreak led by a heavily armed commando, the army and his lawyer said.At least two other former officials on trial alongside Camara over a 2009 massacre during his presidency were taken in the earlier operation that sparked heavy …
A court rejected on Saturday the appeal by 14 opposition lawmakers in Zimbabwe claiming an impostor posing as a party official had them disqualified by parliament.By-elections are due to take place on December 7 to replace the 14 and one other MP who did not appeal.As a result, the ruling ZANU-PF party, which won a disputed …
Zimbabwe court rejects opposition MPs appeal for lost seatsSat, 04 Nov 2023 16:17:46 GMT Read More »
