World / Africa

Senegal president vows election to come 'as soon as possible' 16 Feb 2024 - 08:35 pm

Dakar: Senegalese President Macky Sall, who faces mounting pressure at home and abroad, vowed on Friday to organise presidential elections "as soon as...

Senegal suspends mobile internet, bans protest against vote delay 13 Feb 2024 - 10:05 pm

Dakar: Senegalese authorities faced growing anger at home and renewed international pressure on Tuesday, as the government suspended mobile internet and banned a...

Kenyan marathon world record-holder Kiptum killed in car crash 12 Feb 2024 - 11:01 am

Nairobi: Tributes poured in on Monday for Kenyan running sensation Kelvin Kiptum after the marathon world record-holder was killed in a car crash...

Boss of Nigeria's biggest bank dies in US helicopter crash 11 Feb 2024 - 02:03 pm

Abuja: The co-founder of Nigeria's biggest bank has died in a helicopter crash in the United States along with his wife and son,...

Senegal security forces disperse rally after protest call 09 Feb 2024 - 08:02 pm

Dakar: Senegalese security forces on Friday used tear gas to disperse people attempting to gather in the capital after being urged to mobilise...

Senegal civil society calls for mass action over delayed election 08 Feb 2024 - 04:57 pm

-Senegalese civil society groups on Thursday urged mass action after this month's presidential poll was deferred to December, as President Macky Sall sought...

Cocoa prices smash records on weather woes 07 Feb 2024 - 08:41 pm

London: Cocoa prices are smashing records almost daily in London and New York as bad weather destroys crops in Ghana and Ivory Coast,...

Morocco stick with Regragui in spite of AFCON 'failure' 05 Feb 2024 - 06:14 pm

Rabat: Walid Regragui will continue as Morocco coach in spite of their Africa Cup of Nations failure, the national football federation said in...

Namibia's new president sworn in 04 Feb 2024 - 10:43 pm

Windhoek: Namibia's Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba has been sworn in as the new president of the country following the death of former President Hage...

Police and protesters clash after Senegal election postponed 04 Feb 2024 - 08:07 pm

Dakar: Opposition party supporters and police clashed in theSenegalese capital Dakar on Sunday after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of a...

Namibia's President Hage Geingob dies in hospital 04 Feb 2024 - 02:44 pm

Windhoek: Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, his office said. He was 82. Geingob, who was serving...

'Disaster in waiting': Kenya fire victims slam authorities 02 Feb 2024 - 01:54 pm

Nairobi: The deadly gas explosion that engulfed a Nairobi estate was a disaster waiting to happen, shaken residents told AFP on Friday as...

Massive fire set off by gas explosion in Kenya's capital kills at least 3 people, injures over 270 02 Feb 2024 - 11:11 am

NAIROBI,Kenya: A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses inKenya's capital early Friday, killing at...

Mali sends ECOWAS 'formal notice' of withdrawal from bloc: ministry 29 Jan 2024 - 10:28 pm

Bamako: Mali said Monday it had sent ECOWAS "formal notice" of its withdrawal from the West African bloc, a minister in the military...

Burkina, Mali, Niger quit West African bloc ECOWAS 28 Jan 2024 - 05:26 pm

Bamako: The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS. The leaders...

Hundreds march against gender violence in Kenya 27 Jan 2024 - 05:41 pm

Nairobi: Several hundred people marched in Nairobi on Saturday to protest against femicide in Kenya where over a dozen women have been killed...

Mali ends crucial peace deal with rebels, violence escalation concerns arise 26 Jan 2024 - 07:36 pm

Bamako, Mali:Mali’s junta has terminated a crucial agreement with local rebels that helped maintain a fragile peace in the country’s north, the government...