“Good morning, teacher!” a chorus of Senegalese five-year-olds responded at a school where English has been introduced alongside the official language of French. The pupils at the nursery school near central Dakar repeated the English words out loud.”They’re interested in the lesson, and they start a conversation with ‘how are you?’” teacher Absa Ndiaye told AFP. Hers is …
An uneasy calm held Sunday on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern front after regional powers dreading a wider war urged Congolese and pro-Rwandan forces to agree to a ceasefire.In recent months the Rwandan-backed M23 Movement has swiftly seized scores of territory in the DRC’s mineral-rich east in fighting that has killed thousands and forced …
Lull in war-torn east DR Congo after truce callSun, 09 Feb 2025 19:14:16 GMT Read More »
Sam Nujoma, who led a three-decade-long fight for Namibia’s independence from apartheid South Africa, has died aged 95, the presidency announced Sunday.Tributes poured in for the southern African country’s “founding father”, with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa crediting Nujoma as an inspiration for his own country’s struggle against white minority rule.The SWAPO liberation group leader …
She says she was violated by police. Now she’s brainstorming an AI-integrated app with a panic button that alerts private security to help other women caught in South Africa’s tragically high rates of abuse.Peaches, as the 35-year-old sex worker asked to be identified, is among the more than a third of South African women that …
AI app offers a lifeline for S.Africa’s abused womenSun, 09 Feb 2025 11:55:21 GMT Read More »
South African Dricus du Plessis defended his UFC middleweight belt on Sunday with a unanimous win over bitter rival Sean Strickland, destroying his opponent’s nose in a bloody title fight in Sydney.The 31-year-old won 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 to boost his win-loss record to 23-2 and cement his status as mixed martial arts’ top 185-pound fighter.Du Plessis …
Namibia’s founding father Sam Nujoma, who led his country’s fight for independence from South Africa, died Saturday aged 95, the presidency announced.Nujoma had been hospitalised over the past three weeks, battling an illness from which he “could not recover”, President Nangolo Mbumba said in a statement released Sunday.With the “utmost sorrow and sadness” Mbumba said …
Namibian independence leader Sam Nujoma dies aged 95Sun, 09 Feb 2025 05:49:21 GMT Read More »
Namibia’s first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.A towering figure, Nujoma headed the South West Peoples’ Organisation (SWAPO) that led the liberation struggle since its inception in 1960.While SWAPO has remained in power since independence, Nujoma finally gave up the …
Sam Nujoma: Namibia’s liberator, founding fatherSun, 09 Feb 2025 04:44:50 GMT Read More »
Sony PlayStation’s online services came back online on Saturday, the Japanese group said, after a 24-hour outage frustrated gamers around the world. PlayStation Network “has been restored. You should be able to access online features without any problems now,” said a statement on X around midnight GMT Sunday, 24 hours after a message acknowledged users were …
PlayStation Network back online after 24-hour outageSun, 09 Feb 2025 02:25:55 GMT Read More »
A summit of African leaders meeting to address the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday called for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” within five days.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and displaced vast numbers.The summit …
South Africa on Saturday condemned a “campaign of misinformation” after US President Donald Trump issued an order freezing aid to the country over a law he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers.”We are concerned by what seems to be a campaign of misinformation and propaganda aimed at misrepresenting our great nation,” the …
S. Africa condemns ‘misinformation’ after Trump freezes aidSat, 08 Feb 2025 15:22:10 GMT Read More »
