Senegal: young football lovers flock to artificial turfs/in /by
"It allowed us to play all the time. Well, I was a professional footballer. But with my job now, you can't come and play on sand pitches all the time. You can play on synthetic pitches at night. You can come down at 7 or 8pm and play. You can even play at 10pm. .."
BRICS: Putin to attend summit virtually/in /by
South Africa's Department of International Relations hosted a press briefing on Thursday in Johannesburg, following the announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be attending the BRICS summit in August.
UK sanctions Wagner leaders linked to African killings and torture/in /by
The charges include "executions and acts of torture in Mali and the Central African Republic, as well as threats to peace and security in Sudan", the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Firefighters battle fire on Algeria-Tunisia border/in /by
Algerian authorities on Wednesday closed the border post of Oum Teboul on the border with Tunisia after a fire that broke out on Tuesday continued to rage.
Investigation begins in aftermath of Johannesburg blast/in /by
One day after an unexplained Johannesburg blast, police and emergency teams continue to comb through the scene. On Thursday (Jul. 20) the public was being urged to stay away from the site of the incident so as not to hamper the investigation.
10 children in Rwanda drowned after their boat sank in a river, an official says/in /by
The bodies of the children, ages 11 to 15, were recovered on Tuesday and Wednesday. Three students and one man survived.
Kenya police instructed to conceal protest deaths, watchdog reveals 6 fatalities/in /by
It wasn't immediately clear who issued the order.
Putin says Russia would return to Ukraine grain deal if demands met/in /by
"The first [demand for Russia's re-entry to the grain deal -ed] is the withdrawal of sanctions on supplies of Russian grain and fertilizers to world markets. Second, all obstacles for Russian banks and financial institutions servicing food and fertilizer supplies must be removed. .."
South Africa: One dead, 48 injured after suspected gas explosion in Johannesburg/in /by
Emergency services initially blamed underground gas pipes, but the Egoli Gas company said it was "unlikely" the explosion -- which cracked tarmac and overturned vehicles including minibus taxis -- "was caused by a gas pipeline or leak".
Moroccan king invites Netanyahu for official visit after Western Sahara recognition/in /by
King Mohammed VI invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Morocco after the Jewish state recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, a "far-sighted" decision, according to a message of thanks published on Wednesday.