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Doubts over Ethiopia peace talks as Kenya envoy says won't attend
Doubts over Ethiopia peace talks as Kenya envoy says won't attend
by  AFP

Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta, one of the key players in African Union-led efforts to bring peace to Ethiopia, said Friday he would not be attending negotiations expected to begin this weekend, raising doubts over whether the talks would go ahead.

Prison sentence ends for S.Africa's ex-leader Zuma
Prison sentence ends for S.Africa's ex-leader Zuma
by  AFP

The prison sentence of beleaguered ex-South African president Jacob Zuma officially ended on Friday, with correctional services saying he had been released from their system having served only part of his term behind bars.

Troubled Lesotho heads into polls
Troubled Lesotho heads into polls
by  AFP

Voters in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho will cast their ballots in parliamentary elections Friday, but hopes are low that the outcome will end the country's long-running political gridlock. Only 47 percent of registered voters bothered to cast their ballot at the last elections in 2017.

Egypt replants mangrove 'treasure' to fight climate change impacts
Egypt replants mangrove 'treasure' to fight climate change impacts
by  AFP

On Egypt's Red Sea coast, fish swim among thousands of newly planted mangroves, part of a programme to boost biodiversity, protect coastlines and fight climate change and its impacts. - 'Punch above their weight' - Mangroves also have a powerful impact in combating climate change.

Springbok Rhule's 'special bond' with Leyds key to La Rochelle life
Springbok Rhule's 'special bond' with Leyds key to La Rochelle life
by  AFP

Raymond Rhule says having a "special bond" with fellow Springbok Dillyn Leyds has allowed the pair to blossom at La Rochelle, before Saturday's French Top 14 trip to Bayonne. Scrum-half Cobus Reinach, who won the 2019 World Cup alongside Kolbe, has returned to training with champions Montpellier after a serious shoulder injury before Saturday's re-run of June's Top 14 final with a trip to Castres.

Diamond millionaire hopes to rock Lesotho vote
Diamond millionaire hopes to rock Lesotho vote
by  AFP

Sitting at the desk of a grand office in Lesotho's capital of Maseru, Sam Matekane doesn't attempt to hide his ambition. He does not want to state his worth, but his affluence is on display at his office on the 6th floor of a building in the centre of Maseru, a sleepy city of 350,000 people.

At 34, Burkina's new junta chief is world's youngest leader
At 34, Burkina's new junta chief is world's youngest leader
by  AFP

Just a week ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was an unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso. - Military career - Traore was born in Bondokuy, in western Burkina Faso, and studied geology in Ouagadougou before joining the army in 2010.