World / Africa

Salah penalty rescues Egypt against Mozambique at Cup of Nations 14 Jan 2024 - 10:21 pm

Abidjan: Mohamed Salah savedEgyptfrom an embarrassing defeat in their opening Africa Cup of Nations game on Sunday as he converted a penalty seven...

Comoros votes as controversial president predicts first round win 14 Jan 2024 - 07:20 pm

Moroni: Comoran voters cast their ballots in presidential polls on Sunday with incumbent Azali Assoumani saying he was "confident" of victory in the...

Sudan paramilitary chief bids for legitimacy in Africa tour: analysts 06 Jan 2024 - 05:29 pm

Cairo: Sudan's paramilitary chief spent the first months of the country's war in the shadows. Now he has emerged to embrace civilian politicians...

Sudan paramilitary leader says committed to cease-fire, no progress on proposed peace talks 05 Jan 2024 - 08:08 pm

Cape Town, South Africa:Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo said Thursday he was committed to a cease-fire to end the devastating war...

Sierra Leone former president charged over 'coup attempt' 03 Jan 2024 - 09:31 pm

Freetown: Sierra Leone on Wednesday charged former president Ernest Bai Koroma with treason and other offences for his alleged role in what authorities...

Sudan's RSF chief in Kenya on latest leg of regional tour 03 Jan 2024 - 05:57 pm

Nairobi: The leader ofSudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was holding talks in Kenya on Wednesday amid regional diplomatic efforts to try to...

Nigeria eyeing fourth Africa Cup title - coach 01 Jan 2024 - 08:22 pm

Abuja: Coach Jose Peseiro has backed Nigeria to win a fourth Africa Cup of Nations, but conceded that it would be a real...

Chad military leaders appoint former opponent PM 01 Jan 2024 - 07:07 pm

N'Djamena: Chad's transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed one of his leading opponents, who recently returned from exile, as...

Nigeria’s Tinubu lists tax, electricity as 2024 priorities 01 Jan 2024 - 06:34 pm

Nigeria will simplify its tax laws and improve electricity supply this year to ensure that businesses are competitive and attract investment, President Bola...

Congo's Tshisekedi wins reelection despite opposition objection 31 Dec 2023 - 06:48 pm

Kinshasha, Congo:Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday. The preliminary results...

Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat found dead in Kenya 31 Dec 2023 - 04:45 pm

Nairobi: Ugandan athleteBenjaminKiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reports saying he had been murdered. The Kenyan-born...

Kenya GDP grows, inflation slows in respite for battered economy 29 Dec 2023 - 09:00 pm

Kenyan consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in almost two years in December, while economic growth accelerated more than expected in the...

UN hands control of its Timbuktu camp back to Mali 29 Dec 2023 - 04:58 pm

Bamako: The UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has handed over control of one of its last major camps in the northern Timbuktu region,...

Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso closed in 1992 28 Dec 2023 - 09:33 pm

Ouagadougou: Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after a gap of nearly 32 years after the West African nation fell...

Police prevent election protest in DR Congo capital 27 Dec 2023 - 05:56 pm

Kinshasa: Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa prevented protesters from assembling Wednesday, AFP reporters saw, after a demonstration against last...

DR Congo bans protests against election 'irregularities' 26 Dec 2023 - 06:01 pm

Kinshasa: The DR Congo government said Tuesday that it will outlaw an opposition-led demonstration planned for Wednesday to protest alleged "irregularities" in last...

Sudanese in 'total panic' as paramilitaries move south 26 Dec 2023 - 05:21 pm

Al-Jazira state,Sudan: On a countryside road in battle-ravagedSudan, the hum of a passing vehicle turns villagers' blood cold, fearing the arrival of paramilitaries...