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South Africa heads for coalition as ANC set for big fall
MIDRAND, South Africa - South African political parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National...
May 31, 20242 min read
Early results in South Africa's election show ANC losing majority
MIDRAND, South Africa -The African National Congress appeared on course to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years,...
May 30, 20244 min read
South Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -South Africans voted on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, with opinion...
May 29, 20244 min read
Uganda captures bomb expert of Islamic State-allied rebel group
KAMPALA - Uganda's military has captured a commander of an Islamic State-allied rebel group who is an expert in making improvised...
May 19, 20241 min read
South Africa's new MK party seeks majority win in pivotal election, Zuma says
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's new uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party is aiming to win a parliamentary majority in a May 29 election so that it...
May 19, 20242 min read
Senegalese prime minister criticises French military bases on territory
DAKAR - Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country on...
May 17, 20242 min read
At least five missing in landslide in central Kenya
KIMENDE, Kenya -A landslide that followed heavy rain in central Kenya has swept away at least five people, residents said on Wednesday,...
May 16, 20241 min read
Four rescued from collapsed Kenya building, more people likely trapped
NAIROBI - Rescuers have pulled four people out of the rubble of a collapsed building in the Mathare neighbourhood of Kenya's capital on...
May 16, 20241 min read
In Nigeria, Prince Harry speaks of 'brave souls' losing lives in conflict
ABUJA - Prince Harry spoke in Nigeria on Saturday of the tragic loss of the "brave souls" in the country's military who had lost their...
May 14, 20242 min read
Tunisia extends the detention of two journalists, lawyers begin a strike
TUNIS - Tunisia's public prosecutor extended on Monday the detention of two journalists, while lawyers began a one-day strike to...
May 13, 20242 min read
Factbox-Key issues for South African voters in wide open 2024 election
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with an unprecedented sense of uncertainty about the outcome,...
May 13, 20243 min read
Prince Harry and Meghan watch street-style dances in Lagos
LAGOS - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were on Sunday treated to street-style dances in Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos, where they...
May 13, 20242 min read
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