Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in South Africa on Wednesday for a state visit after an outburst of xenophobic violence in and around Johannesburg stirred tensions between Africa’s leading economic powerhouses. Buhari and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa will meet Thursday to …
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🇺🇬 THURSDAY Men’s 1500m H Ronald Musagala 10pm Women’s 1500m S Winnie Nanyondo11pm Friday Men’s 1500m S Ronald Musagala Saturday Women’s 1500m FINAL – Winnie Nanyondo 8.55pm Marathon FINAL – Stephen Kiptrotich | Fred Musobo | Solomon Mutai – Midnight Sunday 10,000m F – Joshua CHEPTEGEI | Jacob KIPLIMO | Abdallah Kibet …
Read More »Nigeria’s Buhari visits S.Africa after xenophobic violence
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari heads to South Africa on Wednesday for a state visit after an outburst of xenophobic violence in and around Johannesburg stirred tensions between Africa’s leading economic powerhouses. Buhari and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa will meet Thursday to discuss bolstering trade …
Read More »Gabon juggles competing demands in fight to protect nature
Libreville, Gabon | AFP | The lush green canopy stretches over the Akanda National Park — one of the many forest jewels that Gabon is fighting to conserve. But those living in poverty in the shadow of the park are ambiguous. They see the forests less as a global treasure to …
Read More »The toxic cocktail that fuels South Africa’s xenophobia
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A witch’s brew of unemployment, inequality and poverty, mixed with South Africa’s violent past, are to blame for attacks on foreigners that so tarnished the country’s image last month, experts say. The deadly assaults rocked South Africa’s relations with its neighbours but especially with Nigeria, …
Read More »Morocco journalist gets 1-year jail for ‘illegal abortion’
Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni was sentenced in a Rabat court Monday to one year in jail for an “illegal abortion” and sexual relations outside marriage, provoking a storm of protest from rights groups. In a case that has sparked widespread debate on personal and media freedoms …
Read More »Al-Shabaab attacks US base, EU convoy in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | The Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a US base in Somalia on Monday, as a security officer confirmed a separate strike against a convoy of EU advisers. The militants hit the US base at Baledogle, about 110 kilometres (70 miles) …
Read More »African players in Europe: Mahrez caps superb display with goal
Paris, France | AFP | Goal scorers Riyad Mahrez, Karl Toko-Ekambi and Jamilu Collins were among the African players who starred at the weekend in the major European leagues. Algerian Mahrez curled a free-kick into the net to give Manchester City the lead a second time at Everton en route to …
Read More »Reinforced grave, tamper-proof casket: battle for Mugabe’s corpse
Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | After weeks of delays Zimbabwe’s former ruler Robert Mugabe was finally buried over the weekend, closing a battle between the state and his family over the fate of his remains. Mugabe was buried at the weekend in a low-key private ceremony at his natal village. …
Read More »Cameroon opens dialogue to end anglophone separatist crisis
Yaoundé, Cameroon | AFP | Cameroon launched a national dialogue on Monday in a bid to end a separatist conflict in the country’s anglophone provinces, though key rebel leaders have already refused to participate. Nearly 3,000 people have died and half a million fled their homes since fighting broke out in …
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