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South Africa captain Siya Kolisi will start at No 8 for the first time in a Test when they begin their Rugby Championship defence in Johannesburg on Saturday against Australia.The 34-year-old double Rugby World Cup winner, who makes his 94th Test appearance, is usually to be found on the flank but has operated in the …

Springboks move captain Kolisi to No 8 for Australia openerMon, 11 Aug 2025 10:44:23 GMT Read More »

Jihadists surrounded Ahmat Moussa’s isolated village on Lake Chad’s shores in the dead of night and then attacked — with devastating consequences for the fisherman and many of his neighbours.Boko Haram jihadists have sowed terror among those living around Lake Chad for some 15 years, disrupting the fishing, farming and herding on which millions depend.”I …

Aid cuts fuel fears on jihadist-hit Lake Chad’s shoresMon, 11 Aug 2025 06:07:45 GMT Read More »

Mali has arrested dozens of soldiers suspected of plotting to overthrow the junta, which itself took power in the west African country in a coup, sources told AFP on Sunday. Since seizing the reins in Mali through back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, the west African country’s junta has ramped up repression of its critics in …

Mali arrests dozens of soldiers over alleged bid to topple juntaSun, 10 Aug 2025 19:42:21 GMT Read More »

A court in Chad jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra for 20 years Saturday, convicting him of hate speech, xenophobia and having incited a massacre.The court in N’Djamena jailed Masra, one of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno’s fiercest critics, for his role in inciting inter-communal violence in which 42 people were killed …

Chad court jails ex-PM, opposition leader for 20 yearsSat, 09 Aug 2025 21:13:37 GMT Read More »

A court in Chad jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra for 20 years Saturday, convicting him of hate speech, xenophobia and having incited a massacre.The court in N’Djamena jailed Masra, one of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno’s fiercest critics, for his role in inciting inter-communal violence in which 42 people were killed …

Chad court jails ex-PM, opposition leader for 20 yearsSat, 09 Aug 2025 18:06:52 GMT Read More »

A notorious criminal kingpin has entered into another truce with Nigerian authorities in Zamfara state, wracked by years of deadly violence and kidnappings — yet doubts remain about whether it will lead to lasting peace.Gangs locally known as “bandits” have for years been terrorising communities in northwest and central Nigeria, raiding villages, kidnapping residents for …

Inside an infamous Nigerian bandit’s most recent ‘peace’ accordsSat, 09 Aug 2025 05:43:21 GMT Read More »

Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have multiplied their attacks in the past weeks, causing mass displacements ahead of the possible resumption of construction on TotalEnergies’ huge natural gas project in the region.A group affiliated with the Islamic State group, which has led a bloody insurgency in Cabo Delgado province since 2017, claimed responsibility for seven …

Mozambique insurgency grows at ‘sensitive’ time for TotalEnergies’ returnSat, 09 Aug 2025 05:41:20 GMT Read More »

In Sudan’s war-scarred capital Khartoum, Red Crescent volunteers have begun the grisly task of exhuming the dead from makeshift plots where they were buried during the fighting so their families can give them a proper funeral.Teams of workers in dust-streaked white hazmat suits comb vacant lots, looking for the spots where survivors say they buried …

Volunteers help families give Khartoum war dead proper burialsSat, 09 Aug 2025 03:11:22 GMT Read More »

The International Criminal Court on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a Libyan militia member accused of war crimes including murder and torture between 2016 and 2017.The court said there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that Saif Suleiman Sneidel was responsible for war crimes of murder, torture and “outrages upon personal dignity”.The November 2020 warrant found …

ICC unseals Libya war crimes warrant for militia officerFri, 08 Aug 2025 16:49:14 GMT Read More »

If Earthlings are ever going to colonise Mars, they won’t be able to do so on an empty stomach — and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot.Space in Africa, the Lagos-based firm Oniosun founded, is expecting its Egusi melon seeds to splash down in the …

Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to spaceFri, 08 Aug 2025 15:20:47 GMT Read More »