Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam said Tuesday that his alliance had won a crushing election victory over the governing coalition, after the incumbent prime minister conceded he faced a “huge defeat”.Ramgoolam, a two-time former prime minister, told crowds of jubilant supporters in his constituency that his Alliance of Change had made a clean sweep of …
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Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing reached a last-minute settlement Monday with the family of a woman killed in the crash of a 737 MAX jetliner in 2019, averting a federal civil trial.Three sources close to the case told AFP that a settlement had been agreed upon out of court, but they gave no details.The crash of …
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Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth conceded Monday that his coalition was heading for a major drubbing in hotly disputed legislative elections, paving the way for the opposition to take power.Final results from Sunday’s vote have yet to be released, but opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam looked set to become prime minister for the third time at …
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Nigeria’s afrobeats stars are assured of a comeback at next year’s Grammy Awards, after winning a clean sweep of nominations for “Best African Musical Performance”.February’s ceremony will mark only the second time the category has been awarded, and this year’s debut saw Nigerian talent pushed aside by South Africa’s Tyla.But all five tracks in the …
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Egypt captain Mohamed Salah has been excused from Africa Cup of Nations duty after creating the first goal and scoring the second for Liverpool in a 2-0 Premier League win over Aston Villa.The record seven-time African champions play Cape Verde away and Botswana at home on November 15 and 19, having already qualified from Group …
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Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the centre of a diplomatic storm, will hold a presidential election on Wednesday at a tense moment in the Horn of Africa.The territory on the northwest point of Somalia unilaterally declared independence in 1991 and has been far more stable and peaceful than the rest of the country …
Mauritians are set to find out Monday who will govern their Indian Ocean island nation for the next five years after a hotly disputed election race.Both the incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and his main rival Navin Ramgoolam claimed their political blocs had triumphed in Sunday’s legislative poll, but appealed for calm after several incidents …
Seeking shelter in a tent of sticks and rags after floods devastated her village in northeastern Senegal, Khardiatou Sy says she feels abandoned by the government days ahead of snap parliamentary elections.The 28-year-old is one of tens of thousands to have been displaced when torrential rains caused the Senegal River to burst its banks in …
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In Eritrea, one of the world’s most repressive countries, a tiny independent radio station broadcasting from a Paris apartment has become a beacon of hope. Transmitting trusted news for the past 15 years from a studio tucked away in the French capital’s 13th district, Radio Erena — Eritrea’s only independent media — is now under threat …
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During his first term as US president, Donald Trump sparked outrage over his remarks about African nations, but Africa leaders have been quick to congratulate him since his re-election.They are calling for cooperation with mutual respect.Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, for one, has shrugged off Trump’s comments, made at a private January 2018 meeting when …
