Victor Wembanyama has been named captain of France for four games in August, marking a new leadership role for the NBA star as he returns to the national team. The 22-year-old will lead a squad featuring veterans Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier in World Cup qualifying.
READ MORECampaigning for Nigeria’s general election got underway on Wednesday and voters are already making one thing clear: they want straight answers from the candidates about how they’ll improve the lives of citizens.
Sudan’s army says 318 Rapid Support Forces fighters, including four commanders, have defected and joined its ranks in the latest apparent surrender by paramilitary personnel. The move comes as defections increase and fighting continues to devastate the country more than three years into the war.
Afrika Mayibuye leader Floyd Shivambu, who has joined his third political party in less than a year, has fired his second-in-command, Nolubabalo Mcinga, as the party’s deputy president.
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a series of drone attacks on Khartoum International Airport on Thursday,October 23,marking the third consecutive day of strikes. According to
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu claims that funding to keep the Political Killings Task Team operational had been irregular since 2022 when former national police commissioner Khehla Sitole was removed.
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has assured South Africans that the suspension of Inspector-General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel will not disrupt operations within intelligence services.
By-elections on Wednesday saw the Patriotic Alliance (PA) snatch a ward the ANC previously held in Noordgesig, Soweto, and Action SA taking its first ward in the North West in the troubled Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality.
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has selected Libya as the host nation for the “Flintlock 26” military exercise,marking the first time the country will stage the annual regional drills.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met his Russian counterpart,Sergei Lavrov,in Moscow this Thursday to strengthen bilateral ties under a strategic partnership,first agreed by King Mohammed VI
Tensions have surged in Cameroon following opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary’s declaration of victory in the 12 October presidential election,days before official results are due.
At least seven people were killed on Tuesday in drone strikes allegedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan,according to local authorities and medical sources.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel movement signed an agreement in Doha on Tuesday,October 14,to establish a mechanism for monitoring and verifying a ceasefire,marking a renewed
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