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Ethiopia prepared to inaugurate Africa’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday that has promised to revolutionise the country’s energy sector but that has sparked diplomatic rows with downstream neighbours. For Ethiopia, the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a national project of historic scale and a rare unifying symbol in a country torn apart by ongoing internal conflicts.Towering …

Ethiopia to inaugurate Africa’s biggest damTue, 09 Sep 2025 07:20:03 GMT Read More »

Leaders of the 11-member BRICS bloc railed against economic protectionism and “tariff blackmail” during a virtual meeting Monday held amid a damaging trade war with US President Donald Trump.The group of emerging economies met via videoconference at the initiative of Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose office said it was necessary to address …

BRICS leaders denounce protectionism, tariff ‘blackmail’Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:50:16 GMT Read More »

Umar Bulama lay among the corpses, hoping that Boko Haram fighters would mistake him for one of the dead after a brutal weekend attack on a northern Nigerian town. Pressing his face “into the blood-soaked sand”, Bulama, 34, was lucky: he survived Friday’s assault on the northeastern town of Darul Jamal near the Cameroonian border.The town …

Nigerians play dead, run through flames to survive Boko Haram attackMon, 08 Sep 2025 17:16:35 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast on Monday barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam, from next month’s presidential election in which President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a controversial fourth term.The constitutional council, tasked with drawing up the final list of candidates, retained five bids to contest the October 25 ballot …

I.Coast bars two top opposition leaders from presidential voteMon, 08 Sep 2025 16:56:47 GMT Read More »

Africa, which emits only four percent of greenhouse gases but suffers disproportionately from the impact of global warming, called Monday for more funding for adaptation in the name of “climate justice”. The African Union (AU), headquartered in Addis Ababa, is hosting its second continental climate summit from Monday to Wednesday. At the first summit in Kenya two …

African Union chief calls for more ‘climate justice’ fundsMon, 08 Sep 2025 14:49:45 GMT Read More »

Every evening, Everlyn Ayo left her village in northern Uganda, trekking with thousands of other children known as “night commuters” hoping to escape the horrors of Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army. The messianic Kony, whose case is finally being heard by the International Crime Court (ICC) from Tuesday, led one of the world’s most …

‘All I see is blood’: Kony survivors recall horrors ahead of trialMon, 08 Sep 2025 03:41:08 GMT Read More »

The International Criminal Court will from Tuesday hear war crimes charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, accused of spearheading a brutal reign of terror that killed tens of thousands. Judges will hear 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Kony, including murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery and pillaging at the ICC’s first-ever …

ICC to hear war crimes charges against fugitive warlord KonyMon, 08 Sep 2025 03:29:21 GMT Read More »

Under the Kenyan stars tourists and tribal dancers looked up at the rust red “blood moon” as the east African country launched a new tourism initiative promoting the country’s night skies.When the Sun, Earth and Moon line up, the shadow cast by the planet on its satellite makes it appear an eerie, deep red colour …

‘Blood Moon’ rises as Kenya looks to the stars for tourismSun, 07 Sep 2025 21:42:26 GMT Read More »

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma questioned his side’s attitude after they were thrashed by 342 runs against England in the largest defeat in ODI history on Sunday.Chasing 415 to complete a clean-sweep of the three-match series, the Proteas were bowled out for just 72 in 20.5 ignominious overs in Southampton.It was the biggest winning margin …

‘Something went horribly wrong’ in record loss, says S. Africa’s BavumaSun, 07 Sep 2025 18:36:00 GMT Read More »

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah could this week become the second African football icon after Achraf Hakimi to ensure his presence at the 2026 World Cup in North America.Salah will captain Egypt in Burkina Faso in a top-of-the-table African zone Group A qualifier on Tuesday, and a win for the Pharaohs will guarantee finishing first with …

Salah-inspired Egypt can seal World Cup slot by beating Burkina FasoSun, 07 Sep 2025 09:09:06 GMT Read More »