Three Tanzanian soldiers killed in Democratic Republic of Congo/in /by
They were part of a Southern African peacekeeping force deployed in the DRC last year to help government troops battling M23 rebels.
Total solar eclipse viewed by tens of millions in North America/in /by
People travelled to sites along its path across Mexico, the United States, and Canada to watch in wonder as the day turned to night.
Rwanda’s leader criticises perceived US ambiguity over 1994 genocide/in /by
Paul Kagame comments come after the US Secretary of State, in a social media post, failed to specify that the Tutsi ethnic group was targeted in the massacres.
Mozambique: Death toll from ferry accident reaches nearly 100/in /by
"...we see a shipwreck, which resulted in 91 deaths reported yesterday, and at around 23 hrs (11pm local time), we found another three bodies, totalling 94, and this morning we found two more bodies." Manuel Loforte, Maritime Institute
Vatican formally rejects gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy/in /by
"Because we believe that these ideologies, instead of helping to recognize dignity, impoverish a humanistic vision where man and woman are the most beautiful combination in the greatest difference that humanity contains. This is unparalleled.” Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect for the Dicast
SA: Extreme winds and rainfall wreak havoc across coastal province, killing at least 1/in /by
Heavy winds also fanned wildfires in the Glencairne area in Cape Town, where at least eight houses were gutted, according to a local representative. Storms and strong rainfalls battering the province Western Cape, which includes the country's second-largest city have left at least one person dead.
UK man runs the length of Africa in 10,000 miles and 352 days/in /by
“It’s quite hard to put into words, 352 days on the road, long time without seeing family, my girlfriend,” Cook told Sky News as he started running Sunday, accompanied by supporters who’d come from far and wide to run the final stretch with him. “My body is in a lot of pain.
Ethiopia’s Uma and Fikir win men’s and women’s Paris Marathon/in /by
Mulugeta Uma clocked a winning time of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 33 seconds and finished ahead of Kenyan pair Titus Kipruto (2:05.48) and 2021 champion Elisha Rotich (2:06.54). Mestawut Fikir won in 2:20:45, with her compatriot Tirusew three seconds behind.
Zimbabwe: I have no intention to run for a third term – President Mnangagwa/in /by
"I am very happy that Zimbabweans are very imaginative," the octogenarian said. Much attention has been drawn to a slogan heard at Zanu PF rallies in recent months ‘2030 vaMnangagwa vanenge vachipo’ (which can be understood as ‘2030 Mnangagwa will still be president’).
Rwanda: “Never will our people be left for dead again”- Kagame/in /by
“Many of the countries represented here today also sent their sons and daughters to serve as peacekeepers in Rwanda. Those soldiers did not fail Rwanda, it was the international community which failed all of us, whether from contempt or cowardice." Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda