ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — African leaders meeting in Ethiopia have condemned recent coups in the region. An African Union official says the organization has suspended four nations for unconstitutional changes of power.Leaders gathered at the 35th African…
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From 3-0 down, Cameroon wins 3rd-place match on penalties
Yaoundé, Cameroon produced an epic fightback from 3-0 down to draw level at 3-3 before winning the third-place match against Burkina Faso 5-3 in a penalty shootout at the African Cup of Nations on Saturday.It won’t erase the host team’s disappointment …
Read moreMenace sur les habitants et les moyens de subsistance alors que le cyclone Batsirai se rue vers Madagascar
JOHANNESBURG – Des vies, des moyens de subsistance et des récoltes sont menacés alors que le cyclone tropical Batsirai est sur le point de frapper Madagascar, déjà sous le choc de l’impact de la tempête Ana qui a frappé fin janvier, averti aujourd’hui …
Read more‘Horrates’, New Weekly Program on M24
Hosted by journalist Aicha Zaimi Sakhri, the program highlights every week a struggle related to Moroccan women’s rights, their roles, their conditions, and their emancipation. What inequalities should finally be a thing of the past? How to fight again…
Read moreCyclone Kills at Least 10 in Madagascar, Destroying Homes and Cutting Power
ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR — A cyclone killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, the second to hit the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks, triggering floods, bringing down buildings and cutting power, officials said on Sunday.One of the wo…
Read moreMorocco’s King Says 5-Year-Old Boy Trapped in Well Has Died
IGHRAN, MOROCCO — The Moroccan royal palace said Saturday that a 5-year-old boy who was trapped in a deep well for four days has died.Moroccan King Mohammed VI expressed his condolences to the boy’s parents in a statement released by the palace.The boy…
Read moreSouthern Africa: Cyclone Season Flash Update No. 1 (2 February 2022)
In late-January 2022, the Tropical Storm Ana weather system brought winds, heavy rains, damage and destruction to parts of Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, affecting several hundred thousand people.• In Madagascar, the Tropical Depression c…
Read moreGolf: The Senegalese Woman Who’s Beating All the Boys
SALY, SENEGAL — When pro golfer Oumou Dieye first started competing against men, she felt intimidated. They didn’t want to play with her, she says, and they didn’t take her seriously.But then, in her first match, she won.After that, she had all the con…
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