CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Climate change is already taking a severe toll on Cape Town, contributing to worsening droughts that threaten to leave the city’s taps dry. In response, conservationists here are frantically chopping down trees — and are even contemplating burning them down. While preserving the world’s forests is widely considered essential to … Read more
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Residents were evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires swept down from surrounding mountains and burned out of control for a second day on Tuesday. Authorities ordered a full evacuation of Pringle Bay, a coastal village popular with holidaymakers about 80 kilometers (50 miles) … Read more
Ryan Mendes converted a late penalty as Cape Verde beat Mauritania 1-0 in Abidjan to seal their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Cape Verde captain Mendes struck the decisive spot kick in the 88th minute and the Blue Sharks will now face either Morocco or South Africa in the quarter-finals. … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a tour of four African countries on Monday, meeting with the leaders of Cape Verde and Ivory Coast and touting America as the continent’s key economic and security ally at times of regional and international crises. Blinken is visiting Nigeria and Angola next. The tour … Read more
Garry Rodrigues’ 92nd-minute strike condemned four-time Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions Ghana to defeat in their opening Group B game of the 2023 tournament on a day of surprise results in Ivory Coast. Winger Rodrigues pounced following calamitous Black Stars defending to give the 73rd-ranked team in the world a dramatic victory and extend … Read more
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — More than 300 firefighters were battling a blaze on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa for a second day on Wednesday and residents were evacuated from at least one neighborhood overnight, emergency services said. Five firefighters were injured and two were taken to the hospital, … Read more
South Sudan within the Fiba World Cup in Manila. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web MANILA, Philippines — South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation, solely gaining its independence 12 years in the past. Cape Verde is among the world’s least-populated nations, with fewer residents than any nation that certified for the Basketball World Cup. They stood tall on … Read more
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Two individuals have been fatally shot on a fifth day of violent protests within the South African metropolis of Cape City on Monday sparked by a dispute final week between minibus taxi drivers and authorities. An individual was killed and three others have been wounded in a taking pictures close … Read more