The South African Banyana Banyana make ‘herstory’/in /by
The south African Banyana Banyana make history after their 3-2 win over Italy in their final World Cup group stage game.
Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Amhara region/in /by
The prime minister’s office announced the decision on Friday after the region’s leader said regular law enforcement was no longer able to contain the violence. The declaration needs approval from Parliament.
Nelson Chamisa: President Mnangagwa wants to cling to power/in /by
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating the law and tearing apart independent institutions to cling to power.
Sierra Leone’s Bio calls for dialogue after divisive polls/in /by
"In this Parliament where no party has reached a two-thirds majority, the need for dialogue and negotiation resounds with the utmost urgency. We must find common ground across political divides,"
Niger: Paris “very strongly condemns” the suspension of France 24 and RFI/in /by
France on Thursday condemned "very firmly" the suspension of the broadcasting of the media France 24 and RFI in Niger, where a coup d'etat overthrew the elected president Mohamed Bazoum.
Niger: ECOWAS delegation fails to meet junta leader/in /by
A delegation from west African bloc ECOWAS left Niger without meeting junta leader, who announced the scrapping of military pacts between Niamey and Paris.
DRC: Suspected child kidnapper arrested after mutilated body found/in /by
A Congolese woman suspected child kidnapper was arrested on Thursday and is being held in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a girl was found dead and mutilated, local officials said.
American rapper Lizzo denies sexual harassment allegations/in /by
"I’m so new to this industry and for this to be my first experience, is really crazy." Nobody speaks up because they are so scared for their jobs. I was terrified for my job." Ariana Davis, plaintiff and former dancer for Lizzo's reality show
Explosion of joy’ as World Cup debutants Morocco reach last 16/in /by
It was a fairytale moment for Morocco, who rebounded from a humiliating 6-0 drubbing on their debut against Germany with wins over South Korea and now Colombia.
Zimbabwe president opens 600MW coal-fired power plant/in /by
The plant, the expansion a pre-existing station, is one of four energy projects undertaken with a $1.2 billion loan from China, with which Harare has ties dating back to fight for independence from Britain.