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Surge in rebel attacks sparks deadly protests in eastern Congo
BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo - At least four people have been killed in unrest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
G7 leaders launch initiative for global food security
BARI, Italy - Group of Seven leaders have pledged to step up efforts against global malnutrition, according to a draft statement on...
Jun 14, 20242 min read
South Africa unity government to include ANC and pro-business DA
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on...
Jun 14, 20243 min read
Nigeria Revives Old Anthem Amid Economic Crisis Controversy
ABUJA - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed a bill switching back to a national anthem composed by a British expatriate...
Jun 12, 20241 min read
Malawi vice president Chilima and nine others killed in plane crash
BLANTYRE, Malawi -Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, were killed...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case
KIGALI - Rwanda said the U.N. refugee agency had lied when the organisation told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes By Crispian Balmer
ROME -Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad woes...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
Zuma's MK party seeks to block South African parliament citing vote-rigging
JOHANNESBURG -Former South African president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party has applied to the country's top court to block...
Jun 12, 20243 min read
Analysis-South Africa's unity government must harmonise wildly different visions
JOHANNESBURG - Talks to forge South Africa's post-election unity government will need to bring together parties with goals as...
Jun 11, 20244 min read
A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach
ATHENS/BEIRUT - Egyptian electrician Mahmoud Shalabi was the only person from his hometown to survive when a fishing trawler crammed...
Jun 8, 20243 min read
South Africa's ANC will seek to form government of national unity
JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its...
Jun 7, 20243 min read
South Africa's ANC leans towards unity government but meets resistance
JOHANNESBURG -The African National Congress is leaning towards trying to form a government of national unity for South Africa, it said...
Jun 6, 20244 min read
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