Bamako (AFP) - Mali's security forces on Wednesday arrested two suspects in their search for a Colombian nun kidnapped the night before from a church in the southern part of the country. The woman, identified by Colombia's foreign ministry as 56-year-old Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoti, a Franciscan nun, was seized by armed men in the Karangasso v ...
Mogadishu (AFP) - Former Somali prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who holds joint American citizenship, was elected president on Wednesday, vowing to crack down on corruption and Al-Shabaab militants. The 55-year-old former premier, whose hails from the Darod clan and who goes by the nickname quot;Farmajo quot;, won after incumbe ...
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was elected Somali president Wednesday, in the second presidential election since 1991 held amid tight security due to clashes between Al-Qaeda-linked fighters and African Union peacekeepers. Following is a timeline of developments over the past 25 years in the war-torn country: President Barre ...
Amend, a nongovernmental organization which develops, implements and evaluates evidence-based programmes to reduce incidence of road traffic injury in Africa has received funding valued at US$1.75 million to support activities under the School Area Road Safety Assessments and Improvements (SARSAI) programme being implemented in 10 sub Saharan Af ...
PARIS, France, 8 February 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The 2017 AFRICA CEO FORUM, the biggest international African private sector gathering, will host over 1,000 African and international personalities and key African industrial, financial and political decision-makers, including around 200 female business leaders from 43 African countri ...
Paris (AFP) - A newly-discovered gecko uses a weird but ingenious tactic to evade capture: it strips down to its pink, naked skin and flees, leaving its attacker with a mouthful of scales, scientists have revealed. The hard, dense flakes come off with exceptional ease and grow back in a matter of weeks, a team of researchers reported in the jo ...
Cape Town (AFP) - Cape Town on Wednesday announced a crackdown on splashing and surfer shorts at the city's swimming pools in a bid to save water as a fierce drought plagues Southern Africa. Most pools in the city will also be closed on weekdays to eliminate the need to clean them daily, which is expected to save 680,000 litres (180,000 gallons) ...
Blantyre (Malawi) (AFP) - US pop superstar Madonna felt compelled to adopt four-year-old twin girls from an orphanage in Malawi after hearing of their plight through her charity work, court papers revealed Wednesday. The High Court in the Malawian capital Lilongwe on Tuesday granted the singer permission to adopt the twins, adding to two other ...
Mogadishu (AFP) - Somali lawmakers were choosing a president under tight security Wednesday, with roads closed and residents urged to remain indoors over fears of a strike on the capital by Shabaab militants. Mortar fire hit several neighbourhoods of Mogadishu and fighting broke out between the extremists and African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) ...
Tindouf (Algeria) (AFP) - Behind a long sand wall winding through the disputed Western Sahara, leaders battling for the independence of the former Spanish colony say they are on alert. Morocco insists the territory is an integral part of its kingdom, but the Algeria-backed Polisario Front demands a referendum on self-determination. There are ...
Wellington (AFP) - World number one Lydia Ko revealed on Wednesday she has appointed South African Gary Gilchrist as her new coach following last year's high-profile split from David Leadbetter. The 19-year-old New Zealander said she had been working with Gilchrist for about a month and enjoyed his subtle approach. It's been a lot of fun wor ...
New York (AFP) - African standouts Emmanuel Mudiay and Thon Maker will be among NBA players who will coach 67 top global youth players in a Basketball Without Borders camp at the NBA All-Star Game. The camp announced Tuesday by the league for February 17-19 at the New Orleans Pelicans practice facility will also feature New Orleans forward Cheic ...
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