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
Sierra Leoneans unite to fight life-ravaging drug ‘kush’/in /by
"Now that government has now put state of emergency on kush, we should use the other apparatus or the setup stage that was done for COVID and Ebola for us to use those structures," the executive director of Social Linkages for Youth Development and Child Link says.
Rwanda genocide: No fresh remark on France’s responsibility, why did the presidency backpedal?/in /by
“France could have stopped the genocide”, on April 7, French president Emmanuel Macron eventually did not say these words. They had been announced by his office days before the 30th commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. What happened in just a few days?
Jamaican artist Sean Paul prepares to kick off US tour/in /by
21 years since topping the Billboard Hot 100, Jamaican artist Sean Paul is getting ready for a 22-date tour across the United States, beginning on May 2.
Tackling air pollution a top priority as countries mark World Health Day/in /by
In Kenya, toxic fumes from dumps sites and traffic are being blamed for respiratory problems.
Mozambique: over 90 people killed after boat sinks/in /by
More than people were killed off Mozambique's northern coast on Sunday, when the makeshift ferry they were travelling in sank, according to local media.