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The closure follows reports of vehicles being torched near the Lebombo border post
South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has closed one of its busiest border crossings with Mozambique following violent post-electoral protests in the neighbouring country.The protests have led to deadly clashes in several cities following last month's disputed presidential election, won by Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party.The authorities say there are reports of vehicles being torched on the Mozambican side of the Lebombo port of entry."Due to these security incidents and in the interest of public safety, the port has been temporarily closed until further notice," the South African border agency said.South African police also fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at Mozambicans trying to enter the country through the Lebombo border, according to the News24 site.Lebombo, one of...
November 07, 2024

South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest

Over 3,000 refugees are currently seeking protection for different reasons in Kenya, a rights group says
Forced expulsions taint Kenya's safe haven image
NAIROBI — Once regarded as a safe haven for refugees, Kenya is slowly becoming a hostile place for some of those seeking protection from political persecution and war, rights groups say.Their concerns come after masked men abducted at gunpoint four Turkish refugees in the capital, Nairobi, last month — the latest in a series of such cases in the East African state.Kenyan authorities said the four, who were recognised by the UN as refugees, were deported at the request of the Turkish government, which wants them on treason charges.Critics accuse Kenya of abandoning an age-old legal principle of "non-refoulement", which prohibits the forced return of people to countries where they may face persecution.This has tarnished Kenya's reputation, with the local Daily Nation...
November 07, 2024

Forced expulsions taint Kenya's safe haven image

Nigeria's Chief of Army General Taoreed Lagbaja was appointed to his position in 2023
Nigeria's army chief dies aged 56
ABUJA — Nigeria's army chief General Taoreed Lagbaja has died after a "period of illness" aged 56, President Bola Tinubu has announced.He died on Tuesday night in Lagos. The exact details of his illness were not shared.In a statement shared on X by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu expressed his "heartfelt condolences" to Gen Lagbaja’s family."President Tinubu wishes Lt General Lagbaja eternal peace and honors his significant contributions to the nation," the statement read.His passing marks a significant loss for the Nigerian Armed Forces, where he "played pivotal roles in numerous internal security operations", it said.Gen Lagbaja is survived by his wife, Mariya, and their two children. — BBC
November 06, 2024

Nigeria's army chief dies aged 56

Police are only allowed to use their official walkie-talkies while on duty
Zimbabwe bans police from using mobile phones while on duty
HARARE — Zimbabwe's government has banned "with immediate effect" police officers from using mobile phones while working.The ban is contained in a memo, ordering police officers to abandon their private communication gadgets while on duty.All officers are required to surrender their mobile phones to their supervisors once they get to their stations and only use them during their break time.No reasons were cited for the ban in the memo but it is widely believed this could be part of efforts to curb police corruption.It comes a few days after two traffic enforcement officers were arrested in the capital, Harare, after a viral social media video exposed them taking bribes from public transport vehicles.Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi described the two detained officers as...
November 05, 2024

Zimbabwe bans police from using mobile phones while on duty

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy
Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says UK's Lammy
LAGOS — UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery "is not about the transfer of cash".In his first comments since 56 Commonwealth leaders in October signed a joint letter saying "the time has come" for a conversation about reparations, Lammy told the BBC that was not "the debate people are wanting to have"."I’m keen to emphasize that there's a sort of simplistic press debate in part of the media that thinks this is about the transfer of cash," he said.Speaking in Nigeria, Lammy said instead the UK wanted to look to developing relations with the continent based on the sharing of skills and science.“It's not about the transfer of cash, particularly at a time of a...
November 04, 2024

Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says UK's Lammy

The RSF shared videos from the alleged crash site on Monday, and said it found documents showing Russians were on board
Russian crew feared dead after plane shot down in Sudan
KHARTOUM — Russia's embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battleground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).The aircraft, identified as a Russian-made lyushin Il-76, was on a mission to deliver equipment and medicine to the army-held city of el-Fasher, military sources told Sudanese media.On Monday, the RSF said it had downed a Russian-made plane flown by the Egyptian military that it accused of bombing civilians -- though it was identified as an Antonov.Egypt denies accusations that it has been providing military support to Sudan's army during the 18-month conflict.The vicious struggle for power between the army and RSF began in April 2023, leading to...
October 22, 2024

Russian crew feared dead after plane shot down in Sudan

The tanker had veered to avoid colliding with a truck in the town of Majia
At least 94 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria
ABUJA — At least 94 people were killed in northern Nigeria when a crashed tanker exploded near locals who had gathered to retrieve fuel, police said.The toll is expected to rise from the blast, which happened late evening local time on Tuesday in Majiya, a village in Jigawa state.“The driver lost control and the tanker somersaulted and spilled fuel into a drainage ditch,” Jigawa police spokesperson Shiisu Lawan Adam said.The tanker had veered to avoid colliding with a truck in the town of Majia, the spokesman said.Following the crash, residents crowded around the vehicle, which likely increased the number of casualties, he added.Adam said at least 50 people were seriously injured, adding that the death toll was provisional. “The residents were scooping up fuel from the overturned...
October 16, 2024

At least 94 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria

Buildings along a lake filled by heavy rainfall in the desert town of Merzouga on October 2, 2024
Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades
WASHINGTON — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely in late summer. Over two days in September, however, intense rain fell in parts of the desert in southeast Morocco, after a low pressure system pushed across northwestern Sahara.Preliminary NASA satellite data showed nearly 8 inches of rain in some parts of the region.Errachidia, a desert city in southeast Morocco, recorded nearly 3 inches of rainfall, most of it across just two days last month. That’s more than four times the normal rainfall for the whole month of September, and equates to more than half a...
October 15, 2024

Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades

Sudan's army launched a new attempt to retake Khartoum last week
Sudan army vows to fight on despite peace efforts
PORT SUDAN — A top Sudanese general has said the army will press on with its offensive despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire in the 17-month civil war.“Peace talks can go on, but the army will not stop for that,” Assistant Commander-in-Chief Lt Gen Ibrahim Gabir told the BBC.He was speaking just days after the army launched an operation to regain control of the capital, Khartoum, from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).The two sides have been fighting since April last year, when their leaders fell out over the country's future. This has created a humanitarian catastrophe with more than half the country facing hunger and millions forced from their homes.The general also hinted in the wide-ranging interview that the Sudanese authorities had had weapons...
October 02, 2024

Sudan army vows to fight on despite peace efforts

Maria Makgato was a single mother of four sons aged between five and 22 years old
Outrage over South Africa farmer accused of feeding women to pigs
POLOKWANE — The case of two black women who were allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer and two of his workers has caused outrage in South Africa.Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were allegedly looking for food on the farm near Polokwane in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province in August when they were shot.Their bodies were then alleged to have been given to pigs in an apparent attempt to dispose of the evidence.A court is now to decide whether to grant bail to farm owner Zachariah Johannes Olivier, 60, and his employees Adrian de Wet, 19, and William Musora, 50, ahead of their murder trial.The three men have not yet been asked to enter a plea in court, which will happen when the trial begins at a later date.At previous hearings, protesters have demonstrated...
October 02, 2024

Outrage over South Africa farmer accused of feeding women to pigs

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