Africa
'Like the Moon': Astronauts flock to Spanish isle to train
Kneeling on the edge of a deep crater, astronaut Alexander Gerst uses a chisel to collect a sample of volcanic rock which he carefully puts inside a white plastic bag. Trainees learn how to identify rock samples and collect them, do on-the-spot DNA analysis of microorganisms, and communicate their findings back to mission control.
Sinenhlanhla Mthembu: Meet the daring lady CEO who runs her own powerful law firm
While many people her age are still not certain about their career paths, 25-year-old Sinenhlanhla Passcara Mthembu has already established her law firm. Read.
UN sounds hunger warning for northern Mozambique
Northern Mozambique is facing dire food shortages, the United Nations warned Friday as it appealed for funds to keep its food aid flowing to the conflict-ridden region. "We have a very serious funding shortage.
Chad says more than 620 arrests in protests
More than 620 people, including dozens of minors, have been arrested in Chad, the public prosecutor said Friday, after anti-regime protests that left at least 50 dead. According to rights groups, dozens more people were killed during and since the protests across several cities.
Springboks' concussed Wiese replaced by Smith for France Test
Springboks No. 8 Jasper Wiese has been ruled out of this weekend's Autumn Nations Series Test due to concussion and has been replaced by Kwagga Smith, South African Rugby's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus said on Friday. "We'd hoped Jasper would pass all the criteria, HIA set of rules," Erasmus told reporters.
Cisse 'optimistic' as he names injured Mane in Senegal World Cup squad
Ballon d'Or runner-up Sadio Mane was named in Senegal's World Cup squad by coach Aliou Cisse on Friday in spite of a recent injury. Cisse, who captained Senegal at the 2002 World Cup, said he hoped the condition of the Bayern Munich attacker would improve within a few weeks and declared himself "really optimistic" that the injury would not require an operation.
Injured Mane named in Senegal World Cup squad
Ballon d'Or runner-up Sadio Mane was named in Senegal's World Cup squad by coach Aliou Cisse on Friday despite of a recent injury. "Sadio Mane is an important player in our squad, it is important to continue to follow his injury, hoping that in two or three weeks there will be progress.
Kim Engelbrecht, Emmy-nominated actor celebrates S.African roots
Heads turn and jaws drop when South African actor Kim Engelbrecht walks down a Cape Town street. Yet, the actor who grew up in the working-class suburb of Belhar, east of Cape Town, is keen to continue work in her homeland.
Ethiopia govt says army controls 70 percent of Tigray
The Ethiopian government said Friday that 70 percent of the war-stricken northern region of Tigray was now under federal army control. "70% of Tigray is under ENDF (Ethiopian National Defence Force)," Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's national security adviser Redwan Hussein posted on Twitter.
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