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Tropical Storm Cheneso, ensuing rain kill 16 in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO — Heavy rainfall that followed the landfall of Tropical Storm Cheneso in Madagascar has killed 16 people and left 17 missing, Reuters reported quoting the government's Office for Risk and Disaster Management.The storm, which reached land on Jan. 19, is the first for 2023 of an annual series that typically forms in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the island nation.Three people had died as the storm-battered Madagascar and another 13 in the heavy rain that followed its departure, the office said in a statement late Thursday. . The rain was persisting, it added.The storm had headed back to sea on Sunday and had been stationary off the western city of Morondava for more than two days, the office said.The storm and rain had so far displaced just over 60,000 people and...
January 27, 2023

Tropical Storm Cheneso, ensuing rain kill 16 in Madagascar

DR Congo has several Sukhoi-25 aircraft (file photo). — courtesy photo
Shooting of plane an ‘act of war’, DR Cong says
KINSHASA — DR Congo has declared Rwanda’s shooting of one of its fighter jets an “act of war”, amid mounting tensions.Rwanda’s government said it took “defensive measures” against a plane that had violated its airspace — a claim denied by DR Congo.This is a major escalation following months of conflict in eastern DR Congo, which has forced some 400,000 people to flee their homes.DR Congo, the US and UN experts accuse Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group. Rwanda has denied this and blames the Congolese government for the conflict in the mineral-rich region.In the 1990s, Rwanda twice sent troops into its much larger neighbor, sparking a huge conflict involving at least nine countries that led to the death of millions of people.Images shared on social media, which have not...
January 25, 2023

Shooting of plane an ‘act of war’, DR Cong says

French soldiers patrol the village of Gorom Gorom in northern Burkina Faso in November 2019.
Burkina Faso demands French troops leave the country within one month
OUAGADOUGOU — The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the government press agency Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB).France has exactly one month to remove its troops from Burkina Faso, according to the terms of the 2018 agreement, AIB reported, citing sources.The military government “denounced last Wednesday, the agreement which has governed since 2018, the presence of the French Armed Forces on its territory,” AIB reported Saturday.France still has 400 special forces based in Burkina Faso, according to Reuters, to help fight militants linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State after years of violence in the region.On Friday, residents in the capital Ouagadougou took to the streets to protest the presence...
January 23, 2023

Burkina Faso demands French troops leave the country within one month

Vapor rises from chimneys at Eskom's Medupi coal-fired power station in Lephalale, South Africa, on Thursday, May 19, 2022.
South Africa’s energy crisis deepens as blackouts hit 12 hours a day
LONDON — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was forced this week to cancel a trip to Davos by an escalating energy crisis that is inflicting rolling blackouts on the continent’s most developed economy.Ramaphosa swapped his trip to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland for emergency meetings on the “ongoing energy crisis,” his spokesperson Vincent Magwenya posted on Twitter on Monday.South Africans have endured power cuts for years but 2022 was the worst on record with 205 days of rolling blackouts, as aging coal-fired power plants broke down and state-owned power utility Eskom struggled to find the money to buy diesel for emergency generators.So far this year, there have been outages every day. The situation worsened again last week when Eskom said it would implement more...
January 18, 2023

South Africa’s energy crisis deepens as blackouts hit 12 hours a day

ADF attacks in eastern DR Congo have become more frequent since March 2020
DR Congo blames rebels for church bombing
KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of Congo government has blamed a notorious rebel group for a bomb attack at a Pentecostal church in Kasindi, in the east of the country.Ten people were killed as church-goers attended Sunday worship, officials say.At least 39 were wounded and the Congolese military described it as a "terrorist act" by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).The ADF is one of the most active rebel groups in eastern Congo.In a statement, the Congolese government "strongly condemned" the bomb attack, which it says was "visibly perpetrated by ADF terrorists".It expressed its "deepest condolences" to the bereaved families who were victims of "this despicable terrorist act".The UN mission in DR Congo condemned "the cowardly...
January 16, 2023

DR Congo blames rebels for church bombing

Conflict in Burkina Faso has forced nearly two million people to flee their homes
Suspected militants abduct 50 women in northern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU — Some 50 women have been abducted by suspected rebels in northern Burkina Faso, local officials say.Residents in Arbinda said two groups of women were taken as they were out gathering leaves and wild fruits because of a severe food shortage.A small number managed to escape and raise the alarm.The abductions happened on Thursday and Friday, but news has just emerged, as much of the area has been blockaded by Islamist militants."The women got together to go and gather leaves and wild fruits in the bush because there is nothing left to eat," one resident told the AFP news agency, adding that they had left with their carts on Thursday."On Thursday evening, when they didn't come back, we thought that their carts had had a problem. But three survivors came back...
January 16, 2023

Suspected militants abduct 50 women in northern Burkina Faso

Abandoned ammunition boxes lie on the ground following a battle between the Ethiopian military and Tigray forces along the road between the village of Sheweate Hugum and Yechila town in south-central Tigray, Ethiopia, July 10, 2021. — (file) courtesy Reuters
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels hand over heavy weapons
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's Tigray rebels announced the start of handing over heavy weapons, a key part of a peace agreement signed more than two months ago to end a deadly conflict in northern Ethiopia.The spokesman for the rebel Tigrayan forces in northern Ethiopia, Getachew Reda, said in a statement Wednesday that the transfer had been part of its commitment to implement the "Pretoria" agreement, which was signed between the federal government and the rebels, expressing his hope the move will expedite the full implementation of the peace accord.The terms of the "Pretoria" peace agreement included the disarmament of Tigrayan rebels, restoring federal authority in Tigray, and reopening access and communication to the region, which had been cut off since mid-2021.The...
January 11, 2023

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels hand over heavy weapons

President Macky Sall, seen in this file photo, has offered his condolences to the families of the victims.
Senegal bus crash kills 40: President Sall declares mourning period
DAKAR — A collision between two buses in central Senegal has left 40 people dead and dozens injured.Preliminary investigations suggested that one of the buses suffered a burst tire and collided head-on with an oncoming bus, officials said.President Macky Sall has declared three days of mourning and has promised to take measures to improve road safety.Traffic accidents are common in Senegal, but this was one of the deadliest in recent years.Emergency services official Cheikh Fall told AFP news agency that 87 people were injured in the collision, near the central town of Kaffrine.The wounded have been taken to hospital and a medical center for treatment, he added.Confirming the 40 deaths, Sall said on Twitter that he was “deeply saddened by the tragic road accident”.“I extend my...
January 08, 2023

Senegal bus crash kills 40: President Sall declares mourning period

File photo of the retrieved green sarcophagus.
Egypt retrieves green sarcophagus from United States
CAIRO — A recently recovered ancient Egyptian artefact known as the “Green Coffin” was returned on Monday from the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences in the United States after it had been smuggled illegally outside of Egypt.The ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa.Speaking at a joint press conference with Issa, Shoukry said, “It represents a successful effort towards restoring Egypt's civilizational heritage, besides being a new chapter in foreign policy success."The anthropoid coffin lid belonged to a priest of Heracleopolis city, Ankh In Maat, and dates from the Late Period (664-332 BC).The lid is almost three meters long, carved in wood...
January 02, 2023

Egypt retrieves green sarcophagus from United States

A file picture shows stunt performers at the bikers' event — one of the carnival's the biggest draws.
14 killed at annual bikers' event in Calabar carnival
ABUJA — At least 14 people have been killed and 24 others injured after a vehicle plowed into crowds watching bikers at a popular carnival in Nigeria's southern port city of Calabar.Eyewitnesses said that a speeding driver lost control of the car. Pictures shared online in the immediate aftermath of the incident show bodies strewn across the street.The month-long annual carnival, which features several events, has become a big draw since it was launched in 2004.Dubbed Africa's biggest street party, it attracts local and foreign tourists throughout December.Tuesday's incident took place during the popular bikers' parade on one of the major carnival routes, which had been closed to vehicle traffic.The event features riders, including celebrities, from across the country,...
December 28, 2022

14 killed at annual bikers' event in Calabar carnival

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