Tanzania: five million birds killed to protect rice fields/in /by
British officers have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the death of a woman who is believed to have perished while attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat, the UK's National Crime Agency said on Wednesday.
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania named joint hosts of 2027 AFCON/in /by
The Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania bid then got the nod from the CAF executive committee, taking the biennial tournament back to east Africa for the first time since Ethiopia staged the 1976 finals.
Burkina Faso suspends French media “Jeune Afrique” magazine/in /by
Burkina Faso announced on Monday evening the suspension of "all distribution media" of the French media Jeune Afrique, which includes a print newspaper and a website, after the publication of articles evoking tensions within the Burkinabe army.
Burkina Faso: French media Jeune Afrique “protests” its suspension/in /by
French media outlet Jeune Afrique "protested" on Tuesday against the suspension of its broadcasting in Burkina Faso announced the day before by the country's government, following the publication of articles evoking tensions within the Burkinabe army.
UK: Sudanese man arrested after migrant’s body found/in /by
British officers have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the death of a woman who is believed to have perished while attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat, the UK's National Crime Agency said on Wednesday.
U.S. Defense Secretary denounces African putschists/in /by
The United States will continue to support "civilian-led" armies in Africa, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in Luanda on Wednesday, blaming militaries on the continent for "subverting the will of the people" through coups d'état.
Mali: Junta in power evokes crash of military aircraft/in /by
Mali's ruling junta referred to the loss of a lieutenant-colonel killed, according to relatives, aboard the plane that crashed in Gao (north) on Saturday, claiming a high but unknown number of victims, On Wednesday.
Rugby World Cup: Pollard to play for South Africa against Tonga/in /by
South African opener Handre Pollard, who returned from injury and joined the national squad ten days ago, will play in the final group match against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday.
France: 4 Nigerians sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison for proxenetism/in /by
Four Nigerians were sentenced on appeal on Wednesday to between eight- and 18-years’ imprisonment by the Val-de-Marne Assize Court in France, for aggravated pimping in an organized gang and human trafficking with young Nigerian girls forced into prostitution as their victims in the Bois de Vincennes
Namibia suspends imports of South African chickens due to Avian flu outbreak/in /by
Namibia has suspended imports of chickens and eggs from neighboring South Africa, which is experiencing the most serious outbreak of bird flu in its history, the Namibian government announced on Wednesday (Sep. 28).