In a pre-dawn TV statement Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not plan to occupy Ukraine and demanded that its military lay down their arms.Moments later, attacks were reported on Ukrainian military targets.Ukraine said that "Putin...
Last week, the Constitutional Council, “having taken note” of Mr Kaboré’s resignation, declared Mr Damiba, a 41-year-old army officer, president of Burkina Faso.State television says the inauguration will be broadcast live from the...
Nkosana Makate, who invented Vodacom’s “Please Call Me” texting service, described the judgement as “a big relief”.“The court ruling in my favour is a vindication. It’s been a long time coming. I know they might appeal but this...
Each team member received more than $87,000 (£64,000) and plots in the capital, Dakar, and in the neighbouring Diamniadio city during a ceremony at the presidential palace.President Macky Sall also appointed the team to the Senegal’s prestigious...
Nightclubs have reopened, late-night alcohol sales have resumed, and the contact-tracing app is no longer needed to enter venues.While cases are still relatively high, the authorities say the virus no longer qualifies as a "critical...
The object - first discovered by a university student - has been observed to release a huge burst of radio energy for a full minute every 18 minutes.Objects that pulse energy in the universe are often documented. But researchers say something that...
The governor of Tete province and Tete city’s mayor were returning from surveying damage wrought by the storm when the four cars in their convoy were whipped away by the River Rovubwe - though they were rescued along with most of the other...
Mr Biden said there would be "enormous consequences" for the world if Russia made a move on the nation, which sits on its south-western border.His comments came as other Western leaders repeated warnings that Russia would pay a heavy price...
Videos showed screaming fans being crushed at an entry gate to the Olembé stadium in the capital Yaoundé.Witnesses described chaotic scenes outside the ground as thousands of fans struggled to get access.Two boys, aged eight and 14, are among the...
The announcement was made on state television by an army officer, who said both the government and parliament had been dissolved.Mr Kaboré's whereabouts are unclear, but the officer said that all those detained were in a secure location.The coup...
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on Saturday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku'alofa.The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves higher than a metre to crash into Tonga.There have not yet been...
Judges rejected his appeal after the government cancelled the unvaccinated player's visa for a second time this month on public health grounds.The decision has ended the 34-year-old's hopes of defending his Australian Open title and winning a...
The decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on "health and good order" grounds means he could be deported.However, the 34-year-old Serbian can still launch another legal challenge to remain in Australia.The men's tennis number one...
Among those arrested is Colonel Mohamed Emmanuel Zoungrana - a well-known former army commander who has reportedly been critical of the government.The justice ministry on Tuesday said an investigation on the matter had begun.The last coup in Burkina...
"An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled," said WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that "difficult decisions" must be made."In some cases, that will mean cancelling or delaying events" he said.His...
Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are on the list.The red list was reintroduced in late November as a precaution after the emergence of the Omicron variant.But Health...
It comes as the first lab tests of the new variant in South Africa suggest it can partially evade the Pfizer jab.Researchers say there was a "very large drop" in how well the vaccine's antibodies neutralised the new strain.But the...
A senior US official urged American citizens to leave Ethiopia immediately, saying that Washington had no plans to organise a mass evacuation, as it did in Afghanistan.The US and the African Union have been pressuring the Ethiopian government and...
De Klerk, who was also a key figure in the transition to democracy, had been diagnosed with cancer this year.He was head of state between September 1989 and May 1994.In 1990, he ordered Nelson Mandela's release from prison, leading to historic...
Super bantamweight Zimunya, 24, died on Monday, having collapsed during a professional non-title bout on Saturday.It is the first time a boxer has died in Zimbabwe from injuries sustained in the ring.Lawrence Zimbudzana, the general secretary of the...
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