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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday he has been in contact with the warring sides in Sudan to try to reach a ceasefire in the besieged and starving city of El-Fasher.Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has agreed in principle to such a humanitarian pause, his ruling Transitional Council said.But the opposing paramilitary side, led …

UN working for ceasefire in besieged Sudan cityFri, 27 Jun 2025 19:49:47 GMT Read More »

Mozambique’s human rights commission said on Friday it has opened an investigation into media reports of deadly abuses by government soldiers against villagers fleeing jihadist unrest near a major TotalEnergies gas plant.Politico reported in September that soldiers tasked with protecting the French fossil fuel giant’s site had rounded up villagers following a major attack in …

Mozambique probes claims of army atrocities near TotalEnergies siteFri, 27 Jun 2025 17:44:45 GMT Read More »

Hundreds gathered on Friday in rural Liberia for the state funeral of authoritarian former leader Samuel Doe decades after his assassination, a reconciliation effort the president described as meant to help the nation heal.Doe’s brutal 1990 torture and murder were an early turning point in the two bloody civil wars that killed around 250,000 people …

Liberia holds funeral for ex-leader Doe decades after assassinationFri, 27 Jun 2025 17:29:14 GMT Read More »

A strike by elementary school teachers in Nigeria’s capital is dragging into its fourth month, as workers demand to be paid the minimum wage enacted almost a year ago but yet to be implemented.Affecting more than 400 schools in Abuja, the prolonged closure has left over 50,000 pupils without lessons, according to the teachers’ union, …

Teachers pay dispute shuts schools for months in Nigerian capitalFri, 27 Jun 2025 16:15:56 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of people gathered Friday in rural Liberia for the state funeral of authoritarian former president Samuel Doe 35 years after his assassination, part of the country’s ongoing reconciliation efforts over its violent past.Doe’s brutal 1990 torture and murder were an early turning point in the two civil wars that killed around 250,000 people and …

Liberia holds funeral for ex-leader Doe decades after assassinationFri, 27 Jun 2025 12:39:50 GMT Read More »

In an unlikely Ethiopian outpost of one the most French of pastimes, four men are leaning over their petanque balls, arguing over who is winning.Petanque, the bowling game also known as boules,is more readily associated with French village squares where locals launch metal balls at a jack while enjoying an afternoon drink. But for decades, it …

Ethiopia, an unlikely outpost for France’s beloved ‘petanque’ gameFri, 27 Jun 2025 07:02:00 GMT Read More »

It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds — part of a funding drive for climate and environmental projects in a nation still hooked on oil.Africa remains a small player in the green bond market, and the debt instrument is underused — but it is becoming a fast-growing source …

Green bonds offer hope, and risk, in Africa’s climate fightFri, 27 Jun 2025 06:31:22 GMT Read More »

Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential threat to their dwindling breed.The Sloughis, known for their speed and slender physique, have for many centuries accompanied nomadic societies across North Africa, and have been featured …

Dying breed: Tunisian dog lovers push to save age-old desert houndFri, 27 Jun 2025 05:12:34 GMT Read More »

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean.President Donald Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal, and publicly complained that he …

Rwanda, DRC to ink peace deal in US but questions remainFri, 27 Jun 2025 02:07:24 GMT Read More »

South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns have received a massive cash boost despite exiting the Club World Cup in the United States after the first round.Here, AFP Sport also reports on a thrilling climax to the Tanzanian league and the possible departure of two key fixtures in Pyramids’ CAF Champions League triumph.  South AfricaSundowns may have …

Football: African briefsThu, 26 Jun 2025 17:49:58 GMT Read More »