Young Tunisian tennis players dream of Grand Slam finals ‘like Ons Jabeur’/in /by
On many tennis courts across Tunisia, her name is on everyone's lips. Ons Jabeur, the only Arab woman and only North African tennis player to participate in the final at a Grand Slam tournament has entered history.
South Africa: Army deployed in KZN, MP, LP and FS provinces after mystery truck attacks/in /by
On Friday (Jul. 14), South Africa deployed the army in four of its 9 provinces after at least 21 trucks carrying goods were torched in various parts of the country. In numerous instances, armed men forced drivers out of their vehicles before setting the trucks alight in the middle of major roads.
Senegal: International arrest warrant filed against Sonko’s lawyer – Prosecutors/in /by
Senegalese prosecutors on Friday said they had filed an international arrest warrant against French lawyer Juan Branco for "crimes and offences" that it said were connected with last month's unrest. On June 22, Branco said he had filed a criminal complaint against Senegal's President in France.
Nigeria: Suspended central bank governor charged after weeks in detention/in /by
Godwin Emefiele was charged after being investigated for alleged "criminal infractions," said Peter Afunanya, spokesman for the secret police, the Department of State Services.
Tunisia not a ‘land of transit’ nor ‘settlement’ – President/in /by
The Tunisian president insisted Friday (Jul. 14) his country was not a land of transit nor settlement for migrants. He doubled down on claims that Tunisia was a victim of "criminal networks" of human traffickers.
CAR: A few hundreds rally against draft Constitution/in /by
Hundreds of people on Friday (Jul. 14) marched in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. The banned protest opposed plans for a constitutional change in the country. Opposition leaders headed the march through the capital Bangui under heavy escort from the CAR security forces.
S.Africa’s EFF open to ‘work with opposition parties’ to oust ANC/in /by
Julius Malema spoke Friday (Jul. 14) after the country's biggest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, announced earlier this month a 7-party coalition for next year's vote.
Senegal: Opposition politician Sonko declared presidential candidate by his party/in /by
"No one can prevent the investiture of President Ousmane Sonko as well as his participation in the presidential election of February 25, 2024", said the Pastef communiqué.
Springboks, All Blacks meet in likely Rugby Championship decider at Auckland/in /by
"Every other game, every other Test match that we play, is an important game for us - not just for the match itself - but obviously in preparation for the World Cup. But we do not look further than this game (against New Zealand) and, yeah, we make sure that we are all aligned on the same page.. "
Senegal: Death toll from capsized canoe rises to 14/in /by
According to the NGO Caminando Fronteras, which obtains its information from calls made by migrants or their relatives, three other boats, departing from Senegal and carrying a total of over 300 migrants, are missing.