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South Africa: Flag at Risk in Rugby & Cricket World Cups due to Doping Non-Compliance/in /by
The South African flag faces potential exclusion from the upcoming rugby and cricket World Cups this month unless the country's national anti-doping body appeals the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) recent declaration of non-compliance.
Morocco begins providing cash to families whose homes were destroyed by earthquake/in /by
Morocco begins providing cash to families whose homes were destroyed by earthquake
Senegal declines to lift TikTok ban/in /by
Senegalese authorities have upheld the ban on TikTok, demanding the company sign an agreement for the creation of a mechanism to remove accounts.
Algeria acts to limit bedbug spread from France/in /by
Algerian authorities have announced the tightening of health measures at border crossings to avoid the spread of bedbugs, which have recently invaded French cities.
Putin didn’t travel to Johannesburg for the BRICS summit to avoid “political show”/in /by
Host South Africa said at the time that Putin did not want to "jeopardise" the talks. Speaking Thursday (Oct. 05) at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, an international discussion forum, Putin explained why did not travel for the bloc's first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cameroon: 2 villagers “executed” in public by separatists/in /by
Two villagers were publicly "executed" in a market by separatist rebels in western Cameroon in the grip of fighting between the army and separatists from the English-speaking minority who are accustomed to this type of assassination, the prefect said on Thursday.
Kenya confirms last troops to leave Somalia by end of 2024/in /by
Kenya’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that it will withdraw its last troops in Somalia under the African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) by December 2024.
UN warns Sudan warfare is hampering aid efforts, worsening humanitarian crisis/in /by
"19 aid workers have been killed and 29 injured. It is unacceptable, and it is unlawful. We also need to see an end to interference from the conflict parties in our operations including forced checks of humanitarian trucks and mandatory military presence during the loading process.."
IMF, World Bank to tackle climate goals among reforms at annual meetings/in /by
During her speech, Georgieva noted that the world was heading into the annual meetings in much better economic shape than many analysts had predicted
Mali: Army claims to be close to Kidal, rebel stronghold/in /by
The Malian army indicated Thursday evening that a large convoy of its forces had progressed to the surroundings of Anéfis, a stopover towards the strategic town of Kidal, stronghold of the Tuareg separatist rebellion which has taken up arms again against the central state.