KAMPALA- Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye has gone on hunger strike, his lawyer told AFP yesterday, months into his detention by authorities after he was snatched from neighbouring Kenya. Besigye was once president Yoweri Museveni’s trusted personal doctor but has become a government target since joining the opposition 25 years ago and unsuccessfully running...
ABIDJAN – In a few days, France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in west Africa, and both sides say the run-up is proceeding seamlessly without any rancour. The 230-hectare Port-Bouet military camp flanking Ivory Coast’s main city has been a fixture in the country’s life for...
GAZA CITY – Mediators Qatar and Egypt were yesterday pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian source told AFP, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend, or face a return to war. Under the terms of the truce, which has largely halted more than 15...
Born on 4 July 2007 in Walvis Bay, Kyle Johnson is a rising star on the Namibian golf scene. His journey began at a young age, and was inspired by his father, who introduced him to the sport. From tagging along to practice sessions to competing against his dad, golf quickly became a passion for...
Auleria Wakudumo Ovanafikola vavali hava fikola posekundefikola yaTsumkwe moshitukulwahoololo Otjozondjupa ova xulifa moshiponga shotuwa omanga 18 tava mono epango lopaunamiti. Eshi osha kolekwa komupopiliko wopolifi moshitukulwa shaTjozondjupa Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha ta ti oshingwanima osha ningilwa mokapate komamanya kaMangeti mOmaandaxa lwopo 09h20. Oonakufya ova tongololwa ovo Frans Chameia weedula 19 osho yo Elizabeth Kambara weedula...
Auleria Wakudumo Cuba okwa dimbuluka pambelewa Omukokolipresidente Sam Nujoma omafiku avali, okudja Omaandaxa po 06h00 fiyo oufiku wonghela Etivali omanga oilongo ihapu mounyuni oya hokolola nakufya ongomufindani nomuleli waaveshe. Omupresidente waCuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel okwa holola ta ti edimbuluko laNujoma ola ningwa moCuba aishe. “Oule womafiku atatu, omapandela peembelewa adishe depangelo osho yo peembelewa domatanga eameno...
BANGUI – The Central African Republic (CAR), a poverty-stricken and perennially unstable country despite its vast mineral wealth, has launched a memecoin, called $CAR. It had a tumultuous debut, experts said. A memecoin is a cryptocurrency that rides on the popularity of a viral personality or phenomenon on the internet. It is often seen as...
LONDON – Britain’s BP on Tuesday said its annual net profit slumped 97% last year, as the struggling oil and gas giant pledged to “fundamentally reset” its strategy. Profit after tax tumbled to US$381 million in 2024 from US$15.2 billion in 2023, owing to weaker refining margins, asset write-downs and unfavourable accounting effects linked to...
PARIS – World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris yesterday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking elusive common ground on a technology subject to a global race for promised economic benefits. Hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the gathering comes hours after Elon Musk reportedly put in...
Iuze Mukube Judge Moses Chinhengo informed the Fishrot accused yesterday that regardless of any difficulties they may encounter in securing legal representation, the trial must proceed as scheduled. This was in response to ex-justice minister Sacky Shanghala expressing unreadiness to start the trial due to lack of legal representation. Shanghala, one of the alleged masterminds...