WEDNESDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2024, 07:21
A Sudanese military air strike on a market in North Darfur killed more than 100 people on Monday, a pro-democracy lawyers’ group said Tuesday, in a war marked by claims of atrocities on all sides.
With violence escalating across the country, the attack took place as people gathered for a weekly market.
Kenya’s sports minister is confident the country will co-host the 2024 African Nations Championships despite delays in renovating stadiums.
Former president Edgar Lungu cannot run for another term of office or any future presidential election, Zambia’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday, closing the door on his planned challenge to incumbent Hakainde Hichilema in 2026.
He had argued his first term did not count as he did not serve a full five-year term.
Guinea midfielder Naby Keita will leave Werder Bremen to join Hungarian club Ferencvaros on loan in January.
Charles Onana said to suggest the killings were planned was “one of the biggest scams” of the last century.
South African Dave van Niekerk and a network of companies headquartered in Pretoria are at the centre of transactions that saw money from Eswatini pensioners moved across the border.
Pattni has been accused of smuggling gold and exploiting natural resources in Africa for decades.
Armed attackers on motorcycles killed at least 21 civilians in the West African nation of Niger, the army said.
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumi has accepted defeat and congratulated former President John Mahama on his victory.
Ben Curran, the brother of England internationals Sam and Tom, is named in Zimbabwe’s squad for their one-day international series against Afghanistan.
Max Verstappen will do an activity with junior competitors in Rwanda as his “work of public interest” for swearing at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Supporters of John Mahama have been celebrating after Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia accepted defeat.
Mahama’s colourful story involves a historic coup, a stay in Moscow and a surprise dancehall hit.
Although the ruling party candidate has conceded, no official results have been declared.
In an echo of the US, the current vice-president is up against an ex-president in the 7 December vote.
The final man to emerge from the disused shaft blew a whistle as he was received by army officers.
There are concerns Capt Ibrahim Traoré is trying to cling to power by stalling the return to civilian rule.
Ghana’s vice president and former central banker Mahamudu Bawumia faces off against opposition ex-president John Mahama on Saturday in a closely fought election to decide on the country’s new president.
Somalia on Friday accused Ethiopia of interfering in its southern Jubaland region, the latest upset in a nearly year-long bitter dispute between the two nations.