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NYC Marathon: Ethiopia’s Tola sets record; Kenyan Obiri wins women’s race/in /by
Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia and Hellen Obiri of Kenya won the 52nd New York City Marathon. 32-year-old Tola broke the 12-year-old record. He finished the 42.195 km race in 02:04:58 seconds on Sunday. Obiri pulled away in the final 400 meters to finish the women's race in 02:27:23.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister in South Africa/in /by
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister was traveling to South Africa. Dmytro Kuleba said he sought to take cooperation with South Africa to a “qualitatively new level”.
Senegalese presidential election: Ecowas Court to rule on November 17 for or against can/in /by
On October 12, a judge in Ziguinchor (southern Senegal) overturned this disbarment, which prevents Mr. Sonko, who came third in the 2019 presidential election, from standing as a candidate in the February 25, 2024 ballot.
Police arrest suspects over Cyril Ramaphosa farm robbery/in /by
The suspects are expected to appear in court on Tuesday.
DRC: two years of M23 rebellion/in /by
The M23 rebellion took up arms again in November 2021 in the province of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it has seized vast swathes of territory. Here are the highlights of the last two years.
DRC army and Blue Helmets launch Operation Springbok as M23 threatens key towns/in /by
UN forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the national army launched operation Springbok designed to stop rebels from capturing key eastern cities.
Fire at Canadian High Commission in Nigeria kills 2 workers repairing generators/in /by
“The fire occurred when the tank of diesel in the generator house containing 2,000 liters exploded,”
Nigeria’s Hilda Baci officially dethroned , Guinness World Record confirms new chef/in /by
“Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, has broken two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles,” the statement read.
Niger: military regime asks Togo to mediate/in /by
The military regime that emerged from a coup d'état in Niger asked Togo on Monday to act as mediator in its negotiations with the international community, in particular with the West African countries that sanctioned it last summer.
Pics of the day: November 6, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.