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Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi broke down in tears Monday as he recounted brutal treatment including “sexual torture” at the hands of Tanzanian security forces which he said left him broken.Award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire, who was with Mwangi when they were both abducted in Tanzania on May 19, had previously made similar allegations to …

Kenyan rights campaigner speaks of Tanzania sexual tortureMon, 02 Jun 2025 15:36:00 GMT Read More »

Congolese prolific scorer Fiston Mayele, Croatian coach Krunoslav Jurcic and Emirati businessman Salem al Shamsi played key roles as Pyramids became the fourth Egyptian club to be crowned African champions.Competing in the premier African club competition for only the second time, Pyramids beat South African rivals Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on Sunday in Cairo and 3-2 …

Foreign trio help Egyptian club Pyramids become African championsMon, 02 Jun 2025 15:22:04 GMT Read More »

Attackers targeted a Malian army base on Monday and fired shells at the airport in the northern city of Timbuktu where heavy gunfire was heard, security and local officials and residents said.Junta-ruled Mali has been gripped since 2012 by violence from jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as well as community …

Mali army camp and airport in Timbuktu targeted in attackMon, 02 Jun 2025 14:38:48 GMT Read More »

Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi broke down in tears Monday as he recounted  brutal treatment including “sexual torture” at the hands of Tanzanian security forces which he said left him broken.Award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire, who was with Mwangi when they were both abducted in Tanzania on May 19, had previously made similar allegations …

Kenyan rights campaigner relates Tanzania sexual tortureMon, 02 Jun 2025 14:00:47 GMT Read More »

South African batsman-wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen announced on Monday that he was retiring from international cricket.The big-hitting Klaasen, 33, earned a reputation as one of the most destructive batsmen in white-ball cricket. “Playing for the Proteas gave me the opportunity to meet great people who changed my life,” Klaasen said in a statement issued by Cricket South Africa.Klaasen scored …

South Africa’s Klaasen retires from international cricketMon, 02 Jun 2025 12:50:15 GMT Read More »

Gunmen killed 25 people in two attacks across north-central Nigeria’s Benue state over the weekend, local authorities told AFP Monday, the latest violence in a region known for deadly land disputes and reprisals.Attackers killed 14 people on Sunday in the community of Ankpali, said Adam Ochega, chairman of the Apa local government council, warning that …

Gunmen kill 25 in restive central Nigeria stateMon, 02 Jun 2025 10:57:33 GMT Read More »

At a studio in central Johannesburg, dancers from various countries moved together to the rhythm of South Africa’s amapiano sound that is taking social media by storm.With energy and purpose, they rehearsed a sequence in the style of the house music subgenre born on the streets of the townships around 15 years ago and now …

South Africa’s amapiano has the world dancingMon, 02 Jun 2025 06:51:12 GMT Read More »

Adamu Yusuf was preparing to go to the Mokwa market Thursday morning when he heard his neighbour shouting: floodwaters were sweeping through the Nigerian town.Water had been building up for days behind an abandoned railway track that runs along the edge of the town, residents told AFP. It was not the first time heavy rains had …

As toll rises, Nigeria flood victims recall worst disaster in memoryMon, 02 Jun 2025 00:30:05 GMT Read More »

Pyramids of Egypt survived late pressure to beat Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa 2-1 in Cairo on Sunday and win the CAF Champions League for the first time.   Competing in the premier African club competition for only the second time, Pyramids triumphed 3-2 on aggregate after the first leg was drawn 1-1 in Pretoria last weekend.Fiston …

Pyramids survive tense finish to be crowned African championsSun, 01 Jun 2025 19:33:26 GMT Read More »

Porters roam the narrow streets of Laleli in central Istanbul carrying parcels ready for shipment to customers all over the world.The maze of alleys that lead down to the Sea of Marmara have long been the centre of the “suitcase trade” to sub-Saharan Africa, a route through which merchants carry goods back and forth in …

Istanbul’s ‘suitcase trade’ stalls as African merchants face crackdownSun, 01 Jun 2025 08:05:20 GMT Read More »