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Thousands of colourfully costumed minstrels paraded through Cape Town Saturday in an exuberant century-old carnival rooted in the South African city’s history of slavery that drew large crowds of spectators.In glitzy uniforms matched with flashy hats, parasols and face paint, the marchers walked and danced through the city’s historic centre in an annual event that …

S.Africa’s colourful minstrel carnival draws thousandsSat, 04 Jan 2025 15:58:41 GMT Read More »

Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which a 5.8 magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation. The quakes were centred on the largely rural Afar, Oromia and Amhara regions after months of intense seismic activity. No casualties have been reported so far.Ethiopia’s government Communication Service …

Series of earthquakes rattle Ethiopia, triggering evacuationsSat, 04 Jan 2025 12:20:20 GMT Read More »

Ryan Rickelton and Temba Bavuma hit centuries and batted South Africa into a strong position on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands on Friday.South Africa were 316 for four at the close of play.Rickelton (176 not out) and South African captain Bavuma (106) put on 235 for the fourth wicket …

Rickelton, Bavuma tons put South Africa in strong positionFri, 03 Jan 2025 16:19:16 GMT Read More »

Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.Somalia had previously indicated that Ethiopian troops would not take part due to strained relations between the two Horn of Africa countries, after landlocked Ethiopia signed a maritime …

Ethiopia backs new peacekeeping force in SomaliaFri, 03 Jan 2025 12:54:59 GMT Read More »

A record 46,843 migrants reached Spain’s Canary Islands illegally in 2024 via the increasingly deadly Atlantic route, the second consecutive year of unprecedented arrival numbers, official data showed on Thursday.The landmark came as the European country received 63,970 irregular migrants last year, the vast majority in the Atlantic archipelago, up from 56,852 in 2023, the …

Spain’s Canary Islands received record 46,843 migrants in 2024: ministryThu, 02 Jan 2025 19:39:51 GMT Read More »

Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday.The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands, aimed to reach Europe and were all from sub-Saharan African countries, said Zied Sdiri, head of civil defence …

27 sub-Saharan African migrants die off Tunisia in shipwrecksThu, 02 Jan 2025 14:39:23 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power.  Ouattara said late on Tuesday that Ivory Coast could be proud of its army “whose modernisation is now effective.”It is …

Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw in JanuaryWed, 01 Jan 2025 14:18:19 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power.  “We can be proud of our army, whose modernization is now effective. It is in this context that we have …

Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw in JanuaryWed, 01 Jan 2025 10:07:05 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west African country, in a speech on Tuesday to mark the new year.Faye’s statement came a month after he announced that former colonial master France would have to close its military bases in Senegal.”I have instructed …

Senegal president says no more ‘foreign military presence from 2025’Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:02:48 GMT Read More »

Revellers across the world ushered in 2025 on Wednesday, with huge crowds waving goodbye to the old year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return, and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.It is all but certain that 2024 will go down as the hottest year on record, with climate-fuelled disasters wreaking havoc …

World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil and TrumpWed, 01 Jan 2025 07:32:42 GMT Read More »