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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the deployment of 2,900 soldiers to aid in the fight against armed rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The troops will be posted as part of the southern African mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), which was approved by the regional bloc in May last year. Malawi and Tanzania will also contribute troops to the mission. The mission is replacing the […]
Thousands of protesting farmers are marching from neighbouring states to India's capital Delhi to seek assured prices for their crops In 2020, farmers had camped at Delhi borders protesting against controversial agricultural reforms. The year-long protest - in which dozens died - was called off after the government agreed to repeal the laws. Now the farmers have hit the streets again saying their key demands still haven't been fulfilled. Police […]
A woman clad in a trench coat and accompanied by a child opened fire in a crowded Texas megachurch before she was gunned down by security, officials say. The suspect, named by police as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36, was with her seven-year-old son, who was critically injured in the Houston shootout. Investigators said the attacker had "Palestine" written on the butt of her rifle and they had uncovered antisemitic writings. […]
Liberia's Defence Minister Prince Charles Johnson III has resigned following protests by wives of the country's soldiers, who blame him for low wages and poor living conditions in the military barracks. The women set up roadblocks near the capital, Monrovia and elsewhere in the country, forcing President Joseph Boakai to cancel National Army Day celebrations on Monday. They demanded the defence minister's resignation, blaming him for a reduction in the […]
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has transferred duties to his deputy while in hospital for an "emergent bladder issue", the Pentagon has said. Mr Austin, 70, is in the critical care unit at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Virginia. Officials said it is so far unclear how long he will remain in hospital. The defence secretary was under scrutiny for failing to disclose his prostate cancer diagnosis […]
The men's marathon world record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum made a breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to compatriot Eliud Kipchoge - one of the greatest marathon runners. And it was in Chicago last October that Kiptum bettered […]
Ghana's opposition presidential candidate John Mahama has opposed a proposal for the general elections to be brought forward to November from December this year. The Electoral Commission (EC) said the proposal, initially put forward by the political parties, aimed to allow sufficient time for the commission to effectively manage its operations, particularly in the event of a run-off. However, Mr Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party candidate, said the […]
Thousands of Moroccans have taken to the streets of Rabat calling for an end to ties with Israel, over its actions in Gaza. Some waved placards saying “stop the massacre” and "normalisation is treason" during Sunday's march. Politicians from across the spectrum are reported to have been among the crowds. Morocco established diplomatic ties with Israel in 2020 under the US-brokered Abraham Accords. As part of the deal, Rabat received […]
A Qatari court has released eight former Indian naval officers previously on death row for unspecified charges. Seven of the men have already returned to India, Delhi's foreign ministry said on Monday. In January, authorities said their death penalty had been converted into prison sentences of "varying" lengths. Neither Qatar nor India revealed the charges against the men, who were working for Dahra Global, a private firm in Qatar. "We […]
