Issued on: 16/02/2024 – 22:15 We bring you the latest on Senegal’s political crisis. President Macky Sall on Friday said he would fully abide by a court decision that overturned the postponement of the presidential election to December, pledging to hold consultations to organise the vote as soon as possible. We also head to Addis Ababa, where African Union heads of state will be meeting this weekend. We tell you what’s on the agenda.Finally, we go behind the scenes of the 2024 Berlin Film Festival, where Lupita Nyong’o is making history as first Black jury president.
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WELKOM, South Africa — Intertribal rioting broke out again at the Free State gold mine during the night, with Xhosa and Basotho miners attacking one another, the police said today.At least five miners were injured in the latest outbreak before police and mine officials brought the situation under control at midnight.— The International Herald Tribune, Feb. 22, 1974
Thousands on Saturday joined the first authorised protest in Senegal’s capital since President Macky Sall postponed elections for his successor, only for a top court to overturn his ruling. Issued on: 17/02/2024 – 20:45 2 min In a sign of calming tensions in the West African country, the protests passed peacefully and police largely kept their distance.Sall’s last-minute move to delay the February 25 poll triggered traditionally stable Senegal’s worst crisis in decades.The Constitutional Council intervened on Thursday and the president, under growing pressure at home and abroad, vowed to organise the elections “as soon as possible”, without any date…
Issued on: 19/02/2024 – 22:23 In tonight’s edition: Over the weekend, Kinshasa accused Rwanda of using a drone to attack a plane at an airport near Goma, in eastern DR Congo. Protesters have now taken to the streets of Goma as tensions escalate. Also, Somali terror group Al Shabaab says that two Cuban hostages abducted from Kenya almost five years ago were killed in a US air strike. And more protests take place in Nigeria over crippling 30 percent inflation that is leaving many struggling to pay for food.
Home » Spanish Vocabulary » How to Talk About Hobbies in Spanish With 64 Words and Phrases Talking about your pasatiempos (hobbies) is a great way to connect with Spanish speakers. It also allows you to practice the language you’ve learned so far in a casual environment. In this post, I’ll give you everything you need to start talking about your hobbies in Spanish. With 64 words and phrases, you’ll be well-equipped to talk about whatever it is you enjoy doing in your free time! Contents Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you can…
Future Cargo: Adelaide Fringe 2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 Stars for an out of this world sensory experience. Review by Claire Davill The premise for Future Cargo is simple – a mystery shipment has arrived, a truck driver says “something’s not right…” and news reports of power surges and mysterious otherworldly beings crackle over the radio. The execution of this premise is anything but simple though, and what results is a multi-sensory experience. Timed to start at dusk, the audience sits under the increasingly dark skies, with the huge flocks of fruit bats flying overhead. Everyone receives headphones, allowing you to control…
Back to homepage / Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 22/02/2024 – 10:13 11:17 EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24 Fifteen candidates in Senegal’s delayed presidential election are urging President Macky Sall to quickly establish a new poll date. Meanwhile, more political prisoners are released. Also, Tunisia experiments with old wheat varieties in order to adapt to drought caused by climate change. Finally, to mark International Mother Language Day, we take you to a Kenyan school that celebrates students’ local languages. Read more on related topics:
France on Tuesday called on Rwanda to end “all support” for M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and to pull its troops out of the country. Issued on: 20/02/2024 – 15:26 1 min “We call on Rwanda to cease all support to the M23 and to withdraw from Congolese territory,” the foreign ministry said. “M23 must cease fighting immediately and withdraw from all areas it occupies.”DRC, the United Nations and Western countries say Rwanda is supporting the rebels in the east of the country in a bid to control vast mineral resources, but the Rwandan government denies the allegations.Later…
Back to homepage / Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 20/02/2024 – 22:24 11:16 EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24 In tonight’s edition: May 29 is set as the date when South Africa’s ruling ANC party will face voters for what may be the first real challenge to its domination of the political landscape. Also, Guinea’s ruling junta doubles down on its dissolution of the government by announcing further restrictions. And the film “African Glory” introduces audiences to a forgotten triumph from the Mandinka emperor, who arrived in the Americas two centuries before Christopher Colombus. Read more on related topics:
Issued on: 20/02/2024 – 22:30 02:42 The Comoros village of Kangani on February 18, 2024. © AFP Every year, thousands of people attempt the perilous 70km sea crossing from Comoros to the French overseas department of Mayotte in search of a better life there. But now, the French government has announced plans to take a radical step to deter more migrants from coming: denying citizenship to children born on Mayotte to foreign parents. For many in Comoros, itself a former French colony, the move has come as a shock, though not all are convinced it will stop people from attempting…