By Dominic Wabwireh with AP Iran temporarily shut the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire drills on Tuesday, a rare show of force that coincided with another round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States in Geneva. The dual developments…
Nomsa Maseko,Springs,Richard KagoeandNatasha Booty A gold rush has gripped an informal settlement east of the South African city of Johannesburg, after reports spread a few days ago about the discovery of some gold particles. AFP/Getty Images Springs, once a booming…
In response to security concerns in Eastern Equatoria, a patrol of 60 uniformed and civilian peacekeepers made the challenging 280-kilometer-long journey by road from South Sudan’s capital, Juba, to Torit. Their four-day mission aimed to assess the situation and engage…
By Rédaction Africanews Thirty-eight lead miners were killed when gas exploded at a pit in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, local sources told AFP. Twenty-seven others were injured in the blast at the Kampanin Zurak mining site in Plateau state’s Bashar…
Gabon’s media regulator has announced the suspension of social media platforms “until further notice”, saying online content has fuelled conflict and deepened divisions in the country. In a televised statement on Tuesday evening, the High Authority for Communication (HAC) cited…
Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body of rugby across Africa, and a member of World Rugby’s Executive Board, praised Kenya for delivering a world-class HSBC SVNS 2 tournament in Nairobi, describing the event as a…
By Rédaction Africanews An 18-month-old boy lies motionless on a dirty hospital bed deep in the conflict zone of South Sudan, a bullet wound in his leg — another newly orphaned victim in the world’s newest country. “When they arrived,…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP With Ramadan just hours away, shoppers flood the markets of Omdurman, clutching bags of essentials as they prepare for the Muslim holy month. But beneath the surface of commercial activity, the spirit of the season…
Reflecting the spirit of togetherness and generosity during the Holy Month of Ramadan, Emirates (www.Emirates.com) will share thousands of iftar boxes for fasting customers both onboard and at boarding gates, offer complimentary Emirates prayer mats, screen an array of religious…
In recent months, the Egyptian authorities renewed their campaign of arbitrarily detaining and unlawfully deporting refugees and asylum seekers solely on the basis of their irregular immigration status in blatant violation of the principle of non-refoulement and Egypt’s own asylum…
