The Supreme Court has made a pronouncement on the leadership crisis rocking the coalition ADC after INEC's action and the move by the embattled David Mark faction.
Global petrol prices were driven higher after the Iran war disrupted oil supply routes, pushing Brent crude above $104 per barrel and fuelling inflation worldwide.
Ethiopians have been subjected to "extreme brutality and cruelty" by government forces and rebel groups active in violent conflicts across the country, a state-affiliated independent human rights watchdog said Friday.
A year after the worst unrest to hit South Africa in decades, only 50 people have been convicted over the violence, with the suspected masterminds and thousands of others still awaiting trial, the defence minister said Friday. Two cases have been withdrawn while the majority of suspects are on bail awaiting trial.
South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has defended making 19 changes to his squad for a potential series-clinching Test against Wales on Saturday after legend Gareth Edwards called the decision "disrespectful". The Test is the 12th between the teams in South Africa with Wales losing the previous 11 since 1964, including two in Bloemfontein. dl/pb
Demonstrations resumed Thursday in Conakry in protest at the arrest of three leaders of an influential political and civil society coalition who have now been charged after previous clashes that injured 17 police.
Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final on Thursday when she defeated close friend Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Before Thursday, South Africans Irene Bowder Peacock, at the 1927 French Open, and Renee Schuurman, in the 1959 Australian Open, were the only African women to have reached a Slam singles final.
Burkina ex-president Compaore returns after 8 years in exile
Fresh clashes between M23 rebels and soldiers erupted in eastern DR Congo on Thursday, officials said, as the militia declared that it was not bound by a ceasefire agreement. The M23's announcement on Thursday that it is not bound by the ceasefire, came after clashes between its fighters and Congolese troops broke out in Rutshuru territory in Congo's eastern North Kivu province in the morning.
Ons Jabeur, who on Thursday became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final, has emerged as a national hero at home in Tunisia. She also played alongside 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams in Eastbourne, an opportunity she called "unbelievable".
A prominent Fox News television presenter has triggered outrage in Kenya after she suggested that pregnant women cannot vote in the East African country. Pregnant women in Kenya can vote."
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