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Two cultural sites, in Cameroon and Malawi, were added Friday to the UNESCO World Heritage List, said the organisation, which has made boosting Africa’s representation a priority.The Diy-Gid-Biy landscape of the Mandara Mountains, in the far north of Cameroon, consists of archaeological sites, probably created between the 12th and 17th centuries, surrounded by agricultural terraces …

UNESCO adds Cameroon, Malawi sites to heritage listFri, 11 Jul 2025 13:03:37 GMT Read More »

Before the white coffin containing Kenyan hawker Boniface Kariuki was carried into a vehicle for his final journey home, his mother screamed in grief — yet another parent to lose a child in deadly demonstrations roiling the east African nation.On Friday, hundreds of mourners streamed into a field near Kariuki’s home, roughly 100 kilometres (60 …

‘Tears of bitterness’: funeral of Kenya hawker killed in rallyFri, 11 Jul 2025 13:00:08 GMT Read More »

Greece on Friday enforced a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a surge from Libya that the government has called an “invasion”.The emergency legislation, approved by a majority of 177 out of 293 lawmakers, allows authorities to detain asylum seekers in camps for up to 18 months.Support …

Greece freezes asylum claims over migrant ‘invasion’ from LibyaFri, 11 Jul 2025 11:34:41 GMT Read More »

Nomonde Calata’s tears as she testified in court last month about her husband’s assassination 40 years ago echoed the raw anguish heard during South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings after apartheid ended in 1994.From 1996 to 1998, the TRC heard harrowing accounts of murders, torture and other apartheid-era abuses from hundreds of victims and …

S.Africa’s apartheid crimes panel’s work ‘unfinished’ 30 years onFri, 11 Jul 2025 05:52:07 GMT Read More »

Construction on a stalled $20 billion gas project by TotalEnergies in Mozambique is edging closer to restarting, four years after it was suspended due to a bloody jihadist insurgency.The French oil giant has said it hopes to re-ignite the project this summer and chief executive Patrick Pouyanne is expected in the capital Maputo this month, …

TotalEnergies’ Mozambique gas project at a turning pointFri, 11 Jul 2025 05:47:34 GMT Read More »

Mali’s junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable “as many times as necessary” and without election, in a law made public Thursday.General Assimi Goita’s approval of the measure had been widely expected for several days, and comes after the country’s military-appointed legislative body passed the bill last week.The law, which was leaked …

Mali junta chief approves law giving him unlimited mandateThu, 10 Jul 2025 17:34:09 GMT Read More »

A top European court ruled Thursday that the Swiss judiciary did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya a fair trial when she contested a rule forcing her to lower her testosterone levels to be able to compete as a woman.However, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said it could not determine whether or …

Europe court says S.African Semenya’s gender eligibility trial wasn’t fairThu, 10 Jul 2025 16:28:25 GMT Read More »

A top European court ruled Thursday that the Swiss judiciary did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya a fair trial when she contested a rule forcing her to lower her testosterone levels to be able to compete as a woman.However, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in its final decision, said it could …

Europe court says S.African athlete’s gender eligibility trial wasn’t fairThu, 10 Jul 2025 13:56:02 GMT Read More »

The halt to US foreign aid is a “ticking time bomb” that could reverse decades of hard-fought gains in the fight against AIDS, the United Nations warned Thursday.Around 31.6 million people were on antiretroviral drugs in 2024 and deaths from AIDS-related illnesses had more than halved since 2010 to 630,000 that year, the UNAIDS agency …

US funding cuts could reverse decades of gains in AIDS fight: UNThu, 10 Jul 2025 11:53:50 GMT Read More »

A top European court Thursday said a Swiss court did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya a fair trial in a much-awaited appeals ruling over contested gender testing.The European Court of Human Rights’ decision comes after a row engulfed the 2024 Paris Olympics over the gender of an Algerian boxing champion.Semenya, a 34-year-old South …

Europe court says S.African athlete’s trial wasn’t fair in gender testing caseThu, 10 Jul 2025 10:34:47 GMT Read More »