Boakai declared winner of Liberia presidential election: electoral commission/in /by
Boakai won with 50.64 percent of the vote, against 49.36 percent of the vote for Weah
SA: Hannes Strydom, a 1995 Rugby World Cup hero, dies at 58 in a car crash/in /by
“To lose yet another member of the iconic Bok squad from 1995 is a heavy blow to the rugby fraternity here in South Africa,” South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander said.
U-17 World Cup: Three African teams eye quater-final spots/in /by
Three of the four African teams playing in the Under 17 FIFA world Cup advanced to the round of 16. Mali, Morocco and Senegal will look to secure a ticket to the quarters. The top two from each of the six groups of four as well as the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.
Former governor of Nigeria’s apex bank charged with procurement fraud/in /by
In amended charges, the Nigerian goverment said Godwin Emefiele illegally awarded contracts for dozens of vehicles during his time as the governor of the apex bank in Africa’s largest economy, according to court documents.
Nigerians mark International Men’s Day with focus on zero male suicide/in /by
Addressing men's mental health is urgent especially in Africa. The World Health Organization Africa said in 2022, that the suicide rate for men on the continent was at 18 per region, compared to 12.4 per 100,000 population globally.
Support Africa’s call for reform of international financial architecture- AU chair tells G20/in /by
“It has to be said that the current shortcomings of the financial system are a major obstacle to mobilizing international private capital and financing the development of our African economies. I would therefore ask our G20 partners to support Africa's call for reform ..." Azali Assoumani, AU Chair
Bad weather in Kenya: resumption of rail freight in Mombasa/in /by
Kenya's national railway company announced on Monday the resumption of freight services to and from the port city of Mombasa after they were disrupted by heavy rains and landslides along the coastal region.
Israel-Hamas war: South Africa chairs BRICS meeting on Gaza/in /by
South Africa will chair an extraordinary virtual meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) on Tuesday "on the situation in Gaza and the Middle East", the South African presidency announced in a press release on Monday.
Senegal’s pastoralists face pressure from climate change/in /by
Amidst growing pressure from climate change, Senegal's nomadic pastoralists are finding ways to adapt.
Israel-Hamas war: 28 premature babies evacuated from al-Chifa arrived in Egypt/in /by
Twenty-eight premature babies who remained in Gaza's al-Chifa hospital after it was evacuated on Saturday arrived in Egypt on Monday via the Rafah crossing, the World Health Organization (WHO) and state media said.