Africa - GUARDIAN.GE http://guardian.ge/ ka Africa - GUARDIAN.GE Guardian.ge Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum in good health, says France http://guardian.ge/70321-niger-coup-president-mohamed-bazoum-in-good-health-says-france.html http://guardian.ge/70321-niger-coup-president-mohamed-bazoum-in-good-health-says-france.html

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum is in good health after being taken captive by his own presidential guard, the French foreign minister has said.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-07/1690522653_22.jpg Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:36:25 -0500 Russia-Africa summit: Putin seeks to extend influence http://guardian.ge/70308-russia-africa-summit-putin-seeks-to-extend-influence.html http://guardian.ge/70308-russia-africa-summit-putin-seeks-to-extend-influence.html

When President Vladimir Putin opens the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg on Thursday, the attendance cast list will be closely scrutinised - in Paris, Washington, London, and at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-07/1690433789_555.jpg Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:58:40 -0500 Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV http://guardian.ge/70307-niger-soldiers-declare-coup-on-national-tv.html http://guardian.ge/70307-niger-soldiers-declare-coup-on-national-tv.html

Soldiers in the West African country of Niger have announced a coup on national TV.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-07/1690433389_111.jpg Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:51:03 -0500 Sudan fighting: US military evacuates diplomats from Khartoum http://guardian.ge/69434-sudan-fighting-us-military-evacuates-diplomats-from-khartoum.html http://guardian.ge/69434-sudan-fighting-us-military-evacuates-diplomats-from-khartoum.html

The US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Khartoum, President Joe Biden has said.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-04/1682226283_sudan.jpg Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:05:15 -0500 Sudan fighting: Blinken says US diplomatic convoy fired upon http://guardian.ge/69397-sudan-fighting-blinken-says-us-diplomatic-convoy-fired-upon.html http://guardian.ge/69397-sudan-fighting-blinken-says-us-diplomatic-convoy-fired-upon.html

A US diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan on Monday but nobody was hurt, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-04/1681802189_4.jpg Tue, 18 Apr 2023 02:15:38 -0500 Sudan: Army and RSF battle over key sites, leaving 56 civilians dead http://guardian.ge/69390-sudan-army-and-rsf-battle-over-key-sites-leaving-56-civilians-dead.html http://guardian.ge/69390-sudan-army-and-rsf-battle-over-key-sites-leaving-56-civilians-dead.html

A power struggle between Sudan's army and a notorious paramilitary force has rocked the country, with more than 50 civilians reported dead.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-04/1681635563_33.png Sun, 16 Apr 2023 03:59:05 -0500 Cloete Murray: South African corruption investigator shot dead http://guardian.ge/69124-cloete-murray-south-african-corruption-investigator-shot-dead.html http://guardian.ge/69124-cloete-murray-south-african-corruption-investigator-shot-dead.html

A South African accountant who was investigating high-level corruption cases has been shot dead along with his son.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-03/1679291507_8.jpg Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:52:06 -0500 Somalia drought: The fight for survival as famine looms http://guardian.ge/67402-somalia-drought-the-fight-for-survival-as-famine-looms.html http://guardian.ge/67402-somalia-drought-the-fight-for-survival-as-famine-looms.html

Young children are dying in growing numbers in Somalia amid the worst drought to hit the country in 40 years. Government officials say that an even greater catastrophe could sweep the country within days or weeks unless more help arrives.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-10/1664948283_somalia-drought-the-fight-for-survival-as-famine-looms.jpg Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:37:11 -0500 Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus http://guardian.ge/66700-ghana-confirms-first-cases-of-deadly-marburg-virus.html http://guardian.ge/66700-ghana-confirms-first-cases-of-deadly-marburg-virus.html

Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola.

 

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-07/1658130696_ghana-confirms-first-cases-of-deadly-marburg-virus.jpg Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:50:14 -0500 DR Congo: Power cable collapse at Kinshasa market kills 26 http://guardian.ge/64427-dr-congo-power-cable-collapse-at-kinshasa-market-kills-26.html http://guardian.ge/64427-dr-congo-power-cable-collapse-at-kinshasa-market-kills-26.html

At least 26 people have died after they were electrocuted by a falling power cable at a market in the Democratic Republic of Congo, police say.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-02/1643811766_3.jpg Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:22:25 -0600 Guinea-Bissau: Many dead after coup attempt, president says http://guardian.ge/64413-guinea-bissau-many-dead-after-coup-attempt-president-says.html http://guardian.ge/64413-guinea-bissau-many-dead-after-coup-attempt-president-says.html

A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-02/1643782558_guinea-bissau.jpg Wed, 02 Feb 2022 01:16:05 -0600 Africa Cup of Nations: Deadly crush reported at Cameroon stadium http://guardian.ge/64317-africa-cup-of-nations-deadly-crush-reported-at-cameroon-stadium.html http://guardian.ge/64317-africa-cup-of-nations-deadly-crush-reported-at-cameroon-stadium.html

At least eight people are reported to have been killed and dozens hurt in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-01/1643089561_africa-cup-of-nations-deadly-crush-reported-at-cameroon-stadium.jpg Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:46:56 -0600 Sudan coup: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns after mass protests http://guardian.ge/64132-sudan-coup-prime-minister-abdalla-hamdok-resigns-after-mass-protests.html http://guardian.ge/64132-sudan-coup-prime-minister-abdalla-hamdok-resigns-after-mass-protests.html

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-01/1641187897_sudan-coup-prime-minister-abdalla-hamdok-resigns-after-mass-protests.jpg Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:32:09 -0600 Cape Town: Major blaze rips through South Africa parliament building http://guardian.ge/64127-cape-town-major-blaze-rips-through-south-africa-parliament-building.html http://guardian.ge/64127-cape-town-major-blaze-rips-through-south-africa-parliament-building.html

A large fire is raging at the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-01/1641112180_6.png Sun, 02 Jan 2022 03:29:52 -0600 South Africa says Omicron wave may have peaked http://guardian.ge/64115-south-africa-says-omicron-wave-may-have-peaked.html http://guardian.ge/64115-south-africa-says-omicron-wave-may-have-peaked.html

South Africa has lifted overnight curfew rules, with officials saying the country may have passed the peak of its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-12/1640952483_south-africa-says-omicron-wave-may-have-peaked.jpg Fri, 31 Dec 2021 07:09:35 -0600 Pandora Papers: Uhuru Kenyatta's family's secret assets exposed by leak http://guardian.ge/62891-pandora-papers-uhuru-kenyattas-familys-secret-assets-exposed-by-leak.html http://guardian.ge/62891-pandora-papers-uhuru-kenyattas-familys-secret-assets-exposed-by-leak.html

The family of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, that has dominated the country's politics since independence, secretly owned a network of offshore companies for decades, according to a huge leak of financial papers.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-10/1633327753_pandora-papers-uhuru-kenyattas-familys-secret-assets-exposed-by-leak.jpg Mon, 04 Oct 2021 01:10:04 -0500 Johannesburg mayor Jolidee Matongo killed in car crash http://guardian.ge/62623-johannesburg-mayor-jolidee-matongo-killed-in-car-crash.html http://guardian.ge/62623-johannesburg-mayor-jolidee-matongo-killed-in-car-crash.html

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the new mayor of Johannesburg, following his death in a car crash aged 46.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-09/1632063503_johannesburg-mayor-jolidee-matongo-killed-in-car-crash.png Sun, 19 Sep 2021 09:58:23 -0500 Tunisia President Kais Saied accused of coup amid clashes http://guardian.ge/62031-tunisia-president-kais-saied-accused-of-coup-amid-clashes.html http://guardian.ge/62031-tunisia-president-kais-saied-accused-of-coup-amid-clashes.html

Tunisia's main political parties have accused the president of staging a coup after he sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-07/1627317676_tunisia.jpg Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:40:10 -0500 South Africa Zuma riots: Death toll mounts amid looting http://guardian.ge/61870-south-africa-zuma-riots-death-toll-mounts-amid-looting.html http://guardian.ge/61870-south-africa-zuma-riots-death-toll-mounts-amid-looting.html

The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72, after violence engulfed parts of the country after the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-07/1626245190_22.jpg Wed, 14 Jul 2021 01:46:26 -0500 Jacob Zuma: South Africa's former president hands himself over to police http://guardian.ge/61817-jacob-zuma-south-africas-former-president-hands-himself-over-to-police.html http://guardian.ge/61817-jacob-zuma-south-africas-former-president-hands-himself-over-to-police.html

South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has handed himself in to police to begin serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-07/1625737331_zuma.jpg Thu, 08 Jul 2021 04:41:29 -0500