Algeria was battling to contain devastating forest fires along its Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, in an inferno which has killed at least 34 people, authorities said, adding they had managed to control about four-fifths of the blaze. Fanned by strong winds, fires had also spread to neighbouring Tunisia, forcing the closure of two border crossings….
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Eswatini: Election With No Democracy On the Horizon
By Andrew Firmin London — Eswatini heads to the polls soon, with elections scheduled for September. But there’s nothing remotely democratic in prospect. The country remains ruled by King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, who presides over Eswatini with an iron fist. Mswati dissolvedparliament on 11 July, confident there’s little chance of people who disagree…
Museveni says ex-DRC leader Kabila harboured ADF
Museveni says the ex-DRC president, as well as regional and international actors, gave the ISIL-aligned ADF ‘free tenancy’ in North Kivu and Ituri. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday accused Joseph Kabila, the former leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo, of giving sanctuary to armed rebels and allowing them to use proceeds of exploiting…
Sign Language Declared South Africa’s 12th Official Language
Making Sign Language the 12th Official Language of South Africa, Government Aims to Advance the Rights of Citizens Living With Disabilities By Ensuring That Their Rights to Substantive Equality, Dignity and Social Inclusion Are Recognised. Addressing the signing ceremony of the South African Sign Language Bill, President Cyril Ramaphosa said it also affirms the humanity…
Putin Not Coming to South Africa For BRICS Summit – Presidency
By Jerry Chifamba Harare — Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, won’t be attending the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Summit in Johannesburg in August, the presidency said. The Presidency announced that instead of Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be in attendance. Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had declared that any effort to…
Kenya Schools, Shops Shut Before National Protests
Residents of Nairobi, Kisuma and other cities are being urged to bang pots and pans in protest against the high cost of living in the country, and what opposition leader Raila Odinga describes as an illegitimate government. Meanwhile, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) said it’s very concerned over reports of police in Kenya…
Africa’s Biggest Port to be Partially Privatised
In a first for South Africa’s national ports business, the largest harbour in Africa, Port of Durban, will be operated and controlled in part by International Container Terminal Services Inc. of the Philippines. “Private sector participation in Pier 2 is a key catalyst for repositioning the Port of Durban as a container hub port. We…
Africa World Cup qualifiers 2026: Nigeria, South Africa to slug it out
Draws for African teams have been unveiled for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers billed to hold in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Nine groups of six have been drawn, while for the first time the continent will be represented by at least nine countries. This is a consequence of the new competition format adopted…
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