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The ongoing political fiasco pitting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over corruption allegations had elicited mixed reactions among the locals in the country. Residents of the Nomzamo settlement in Soweto, outside Johannesburg, are optimistic about Ramaphosa’s presidency after a recent installation of electricity in the area. “Ramaphosa is a good man, because of what he said to us as this community of Nomzamo about electricity, yes now we have electricity, yes but it takes a long time to have electricity because of Eskom (ed: South African electricity public utility) but at last we have,” said Nomazibuko Mdizela, a part-time cook at…

At least nine people died and eight others were missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, rescue officials said on Sunday. The dead and missing were all part of the congregation, which was conducting religious rituals along the river on Saturday, officials said. Rescue workers reported finding the bodies of two victims that day and another seven bodies when the search and recovery mission resumed on Sunday morning. The teams were interviewing people from the congregation to establish how many others were unaccounted for. Religious groups…

Long queues are still being experienced at major petrol stations in Sierra Leone as the west African country grapples with high gas prices and scarcity. The gas prices have nearly doubled compared to the previous year to 1.14 USD. “If I come to the gas station and there is no gas, I will go to the black market, the Jebu, where people sell it in bottles. They sell it in the black market for 30 Leones for one litter. 30 Leones for 1 litre at the black market,” said Modiboh Jebbo, a motorcycle taxi driver. “When we came, we were…

The head of Mali’s ruling junta has rescinded a decree appointing a colonel as interim prime minister, paving the way for Choguel Kokalla Maiga to return to the top job, officials said Sunday evening. Choguel Kokalla Maiga, a civilian and political veteran appointed prime minister in June 2021, was forced to step aside in August after suffering a stroke at the age of 64. Mali’s top politician, Colonel Assimi Goïta, had appointed by decree on 21 August the interim Prime Minister, Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, who is also the government spokesman. Colonel Goïta has repealed the 21 August decree, the Secretary…

Interest in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has waned slightly, but the Marvel film still sold $17.6 million worth of tickets in the United States and Canada, topping the North American box office for a fourth straight weekend, according to figures from trade firm Exhibitor Relations on Sunday. The sequel to the 2018 blockbuster Afro-futuristic film, which pays a heartfelt tribute to Chadwick Boseman, the star of the original “Black Panther,” has now amassed $393.7 million in North America alone, in addition to $339 million internationally. In second place was “Violent Night”, in which “Stranger Things” star David Harbor plays a…

Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday (November 4). The attackers stormed the mosque in Maigamji village, in Katsina state, during evening prayers Saturday and carried out the kidnappings after shooting and wounding the imam and another worshipper said local police spokesman Gambo Isah. “Our men went after the bandits and managed to rescue six of the worshippers from their abductors while efforts are underway to free the other 13,” he added. The two injured people are being treated at a hospital, the spokesman said. Criminal gangs known locally…

African champion Senegal was outplayed by England and given a reality check as it was eliminated in the last 16 at the World Cup. Senegal was missing its best player Sadio Mane through injury and was also hampered by the absence of other key players against England, but still held hopes of launching a strong challenge in its first World Cup knockout game in 20 years. The 3-0 loss was a bitter end to a disappointing campaign for Africa’s top-ranked team. -expectations vs performance- Senegal was rated the best team from Africa to ever go to a World Cup and…

Burkina Faso on Saturday ordered “the immediate suspension and until further notice” of Radio France Internationale (RFI), accusing it of having relayed an “intimidation message” attributed to a “terrorist leader”, the Burkinabe government spokesman announced. By having relayed this message, RFI “is thus contributing to a desperate manoeuvre by terrorist groups to dissuade the thousands of Burkinabè mobilised in defence of their country,” said a statement signed by the spokesman, Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo. At the beginning of the week, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM, affiliated to Al-Qaeda), had broadcast a video in which one of…

Four of the defendants arrested in connection with a 2016 Islamic extremist attack that killed 19 people on a tourist beach in Ivory Coast appeared in court Wednesday to face murder and terrorism charges. Authorities last week had released the names of 18 defendants accused in the Grand-Bassam killings, which were later claimed by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. It was the nation’s first terror attack of its kind, and it deepened fears that Islamic extremism was spreading further south from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso. In the year after the violence, suspects also were arrested in those countries as…

Young people from Tigray’s capital Mekele took part in a peace parade with many hoping that the ceasefire agreed between Ethiopia’s government and rebels may mean they can soon return to school. Schools and many other services have been closed for over two years in Tigray since fighting broke out in 2020. The ‘Peace For All’ Carnival in Mekele was organized by the Tigray Development Association (TDA) in collaboration with the locally renowned Circus Tigray, on Saturday. Among the 600 participants who marched through town, led by a police orchestra, were about 200 children performing circus skills and martial arts.…