Category: Africa
Afghanistan: Last US military flight departs ending America’s longest war
The last US military flight has left Kabul, marking the end of the country’s presence in Afghanistan.
America’s top military commander in the regio [...]
Cameroon’s main port city battles mounting flood peril By Adrien MAROTTE
It is the middle of the night in Cameroon's largest port city, Douala, and the floodwaters are rising fast and quietly.
Alerted by frightened neigh [...]
Gambia says migrants expelled from EU are not welcome home
The Gambia has formally blocked flights returning migrants deported from the European Union. Banjul argues that the country cannot reintegrate them.
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Nigeria jihadist surrenders spark debate over war strategy
Images of bedraggled jihadists and families surrendering to the military have sparked heated debate over the Nigerian army's claims of success in its [...]
How should Europe engage with the Taliban?
As Europe tries to parse out how to welcome Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country, the bloc is also assessing how to engage wi [...]
Britain’s Storey shines, records tumble on day one of Tokyo Paralympics
British cyclist Sarah Storey added to her glorious golden history as wheelchair rugby powerhouses Australia suffered a shock defeat on day one of the [...]
I’m appalled after listening to the clip — Roads Minister drags Captain Smart to CID over alleged extortion
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has petitioned the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, to [...]
Senegal’s capital floods again as experts blame poor planning
Senegal's Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome is up to his knees in water, in a suburb of the West African country's capital, surveying fl [...]
Road-trip surgeon brings hope of health to rural Cameroon
"Are you feeling OK?" surgeon Georges Bwelle asks the prisoner lying on a makeshift bed.
He picks up his scissors and forceps and returns to operat [...]
Zuma allies seek donations for legal bills
Allies of South Africa's graft-tainted former president Jacob Zuma, who was jailed for contempt of court last month, on Tuesday pleaded with the publi [...]