Africa
Cool head in a rough region, Kenya faces test in election
In his final weeks as president, Uhuru Kenyatta has been busier than usual playing peacemaker in East Africa, thawing tensions with Somalia, intervening in Congo's crisis, and hosting talks between Sudan and Ethiopia.
Four dead during S.Africa demos over high power costs
At least four people were killed during protests over the cost of electricity in a South African township on Monday, police officials said. Authorities said two people were killed in alleged police shootings after the protests broke out in the morning.
His Eminence Baawobr: Ghanaian Cardinal elected president of the Catholic Church in Africa
Ghanaian Cardinal, His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has been elected president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
Death toll from Uganda floods jumps to 22
The number of people killed in flash floods in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale has jumped to 22, including a group of partygoers who became trapped in a minibus, police said on Monday. "The death toll of those killed by floods in Mbale has reached 22.
A weight off his mind: Tchatchet II eyes Commonwealth medal
Weightlifter Cyrille Tchatchet II is aiming for Commonwealth Games glory in his "home town" of Birmingham after a compelling journey since he competed in Glasgow in 2014. Tchatchet II, who took up weightlifting after seeing a photograph of an uncle lifting weights, was saved by the Samaritans, a charity supporting those in emotional distress.
Algeria talks of joining Russia-linked BRICS group
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has suggested that his country, Africa's largest natural gas exporter, could join the BRICS economic group that includes Russia and China. The president added that his North African country meets "a good part" of the economic criteria for joining the bloc.
Mount Kenya: Where the next president could be chosen
The helicopter lands in the middle of rice fields, heralding the arrival of Kenyan presidential candidate William Ruto as he seeks votes from the densely populated, politically influential heartland of Mount Kenya. Nearly six decades after independence in 1963, Mount Kenya continues to be at the heart of Kenyan politics.
From Africa's fastest man to Aussie javelin champion -- five athletes to watch
Athletics gets underway at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday at the refurbished 30,000 capacity Alexander Stadium. WOMEN Keely Hodgkinson (ENG) -- 800m The 20-year-old should be the hottest of favourites to be crowned Commonwealth Games champion.
Nine perish in Uganda floods, many more 'feared dead'
Nine people have lost their lives and more are feared dead in flooding in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale after two rivers burst their banks, leaving a trail of destruction, officials said Sunday. He said the situation deteriorated after the Nabuyonga and Namatala rivers burst their banks, causing flooding across most parts of the city.
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