Africa
At least four dead as two migrant boats capsize off Libya’s coast, Red Crescent says
At least four people were killed when two boats carrying 95 irregular migrants capsized off the Libyan coastal city of Al Khums, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Saturday.
By Reuters
Congo, M23 sign framework for peace in Qatar, more steps needed
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group signed a framework agreement on Saturday for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in the country’s east that has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year.
By Reuters
Aid agencies ‘nowhere close’ to meeting needs for displaced Sudanese, IOM chief says
The funding gap for aid agencies is accentuating Sudan’s crisis, leaving them unable to help many of the tens of thousands of people fleeing from the Darfur city of al-Fashir and other areas, UN migration chief Amy Pope said.
Africa’s global warming is a burning issue for our children
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia are working on a joint Climate Health Intervention (CHI²) project
By Lwazi Hlangu
Made in Nigeria: inside Africa’s push to be solar superpower
Africa, with its abundant critical minerals, seeks to transition from being an importer to a producer of clean energy technologies, as highlighted by initiatives in Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa and Egypt
Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti’s legacy celebrated in Lagos show with photos, live music and bright underwear
Lagos is a vibrant cultural hub, much like during Fela’s lifetime, and the Afrobeat sound, heard everywhere from nightclubs to roadside bars and political rallies, has propelled many Nigerian musicians to global fame.
Women in Darfur report rape, lost children amid Sudan violence, UN says
Women fleeing Sudan’s al-Fashir city reported killings, systematic rape and the disappearance of their children after its capture by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the UN agency for women said on Tuesday.
UN believes hundreds were killed in Tanzania election protests
The UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday it believes hundreds of people were killed in Tanzania in protests that erupted during last month's elections, adding it has received reports that security forces are hiding bodies.
UN believes hundreds were killed in Tanzania election protests
President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government has not put forward its own figure for the number of dead
Senegal has sovereign right to decide how to tackle debt, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund has discussed options with Senegal to address the country’s “significant debt vulnerabilities”, a spokesperson for the fund said on Tuesday.
Mali woman who praised army on TikTok abducted and executed, state TV reports
The attackers were most likely members of local jihadist groups fighting Mali’s army, says source
Councillor received death threat before his murder
In the days leading up to his killing, KwaZulu-Natal’s Mandeni ward 18 councillor Phendukani Mabhida had written a letter to the council alleging corruption, had received a threatening call and was told his days were numbered.
By Nandi Ntini and Jeanette Chabalala
IMF’s proposed Senegal debt restructure a ‘disgrace’, prime minister says
The IMF had previously frozen a $1.8bn programme with Senegal after hidden debts were revealed
Court sentences man who robbed cop to 15 years in prison
A man who was wounded and arrested after he and accomplices robbed a police officer has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment.
By Ernest Mabuza
Sudan’s RSF agrees to US proposal for humanitarian ceasefire
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed to a proposal from the US and Arab powers for a humanitarian ceasefire and is open to talks on a cessation of hostilities, it said on Thursday.
