Sunak faces down Conservative Party rebels by winning a knife-edge vote on his latest plans to send refugees and migrants to Rwanda. British Prime Minister […]
Tag: Africa
Tunisia opposition figure Issa denounces military prosecution as creating fear about civil freedoms #Tunisia #opposition #figure #Issa #denounces #military #prosecution #creating #fear #civil #freedoms
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A prominent opposition figure on trial in Tunisia on charges of undermining state security warned Tuesday that efforts to prosecute her […]
UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa #warns #million #people #face #hunger #year #West #Central #Africa
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations warned on Tuesday that hunger could surge across West and Central Africa next year, primarily driven by violence […]
Osimhen, Oshoala and Morocco steal the show at African football awards | Football News #Osimhen #Oshoala #Morocco #steal #show #African #football #awards #Football #News
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala win footballer of the year awards while Morocco are named team of the year. Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has […]
Singer Zahara, South Africa’s Afro-soul sensation and beloved ‘Country Girl,’ dies aged 36 #Singer #Zahara #South #Africas #Afrosoul #sensation #beloved #Country #Girl #dies #aged
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African singer Zahara, who rose from an impoverished rural background to find rapid fame with multi-platinum selling albums […]
Pio Gama Pinto: The Indian who became a Kenyan freedom fighter | Features #Pio #Gama #Pinto #Indian #Kenyan #freedom #fighter #Features
Nairobi, Kenya – On December 12, 1963, six months after Kenya’s independence from the British, the former colony officially became a republic. It is an […]
Rice, beans and best friends: A Nigerian embrace for Cameroonian refugees | Refugees #Rice #beans #friends #Nigerian #embrace #Cameroonian #refugees #Refugees
Ogoja, Nigeria – Rebecca stares down her sandy street past the palm trees and T-junction. No sign of Blessing. It is already after 7:30am, and […]
A court sets aside the South African president’s recognition of the Zulu king #court #sets #South #African #presidents #recognition #Zulu #king
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has overturned President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to recognize Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the king of the country’s 15 million-strong […]
Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says #Tensions #Congo #Rwanda #heighten #risk #military #confrontation #envoy
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi, the top […]
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go #peacekeeping #mission #Mali #ends #years #juntas #pressure
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The United Nations ended its 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday following the government’s request that alleged the force was […]