Ethiopian runner Bedatu Hirpa won a thrilling women’s Paris Marathon on Sunday while Kenyan Benard Biwott romped to a comfortable victory in the men’s event. In cool conditions, Hirpa, 25, came on strong in the final metres of the race to overtake compatriot Dera Dida to win by just four seconds in 2hr 20min 45sec. It …
Algeria protested strongly Saturday after French prosecutors indicted one of its consular officials on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of an Algerian influencer in a Paris suburb.The indictment comes at a delicate time in relations between Algeria and its former colonial power, with Algiers claiming the move was aimed at scuppering recent …
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More than 100 people, including 20 children, are now feared dead in Sudan following paramilitary attacks on the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher and two nearby famine-hit camps, the United Nations said on Saturday.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the regular army since April 2023, launched “coordinated ground and aerial assaults” on Friday …
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Gabonese voters voted on Saturday in a presidential election widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich central African country’s first elected leader since his 2023 coup.Oligui led the August 30, 2023, putsch that ended 55 years of dynastic rule by the Bongo family, who were accused of looting Gabon’s wealth.”I am …
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Voters in Gabon head to the polls on Saturday for a presidential election widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich country’s first elected leader since his 2023 coup.Oligui, the general who led the August 30, 2023, putsch in the west African nation, has been leading in opinion polls.He toppled the dynasty …
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Tanzania must immediately and unconditionally release opposition leader Tundu Lissu, Amnesty International said Friday, after he was arrested and charged with treason.The east African nation has increasingly cracked down on its opposition, with Lissu’s Chadema party accusing President Samia Suluhu Hassan of returning to the repressive tactics of her predecessor months before October’s general election.Lissu …
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Paramilitaries killed 57 civilians Friday in an attack on North Darfur’s besieged capital El-Fasher and a nearby famine-hit camp, activists said, as the battle to control Sudan’s west intensifies.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the army since April 2023, launched a major assault on El-Fasher using heavy artillery, sniper fire and suicide drones …
An onslaught of tariffs by the United States will send “shock waves” through African economies, the president of the African Development Bank said on Friday, warning of reduced trade and higher debt-servicing costs.The comments come as US President Donald Trump has upended global markets by pushing — and then retracting — a slew of tariffs …
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Several hundred people marched on Friday against femicide and gender violence in South Africa, calling for the “scourge” to be declared a national disaster. Gender-based violence is endemic in the economic powerhouse where one in three women experiences physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime, according to UN figures.The rally — one of many organised across the …
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), whose future is in doubt since Donald Trump returned to the White House, provides duty-free access to the United States for certain African products.The accord is up for review in September and its disappearance could lead American importers to look for other sources.The recent turmoil unleashed by Trump’s …
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