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SA Elections: voters express mixed reactions to early counts

South Africans in Cape Town gave mixed reactions on Thursday to early election results which show the long-ruling African National Congress below 50% in the vote.

Kenya: “Some friends” helped pay for private jet for US trip – William Ruto replies critics

Ruto rejected claims that the trip cost $1.5 million, calling them exaggerated.

Irish festival explores Nigeria’s thriving writing industry

Nigerian-German writer Olumide Popoola and literary agent Bibi Bakare-Yusuf of Cassava Republic Press discussed the past, present and future of Nigerian and African writing.

Early results in South Africa’s election put ruling ANC below 50% and short of a majority

Very early counts in South Africa's national election put the long-ruling African National Congress at just over 42% of the vote, raising the possibility that it might lose its majority for the first time since it swept to power under Nelson Mandela at...

Gaza: Israel controls Philadelphia corridor to Egypt

The Israeli military said Wednesday it had taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels, as it attempts to destroy the Hamas militant group in a war which is in its eighth month.

Papua New Guinea landslide: survivors appeal for aid

Following last week's landslide that devastated a village in Papua New Guinea, killing hundreds and leaving over a 1,000 displaced, locals have appealed for aid.

Nurse fired after referring to Gaza ‘genocide’ in speech

Labor and delivery nurse Hesen Jabr, who is Palestinian American, was being honored by NYU Langone Health for her compassion in caring for mothers who had lost babies when she drew a link between her work and the suffering of mothers in Gaza.

Deschamps brushes off Mbappe fitness concerns ahead of Euros

Didier Deschamps pointed out that there can't be much wrong with a player that has scored 44 goals across all competitions this season, as speculation mounted over Mbappe's future club

US calls Algeria’s proposed UN resolution on Israel’s Rafah offensive

Algeria, representing Arab countries on the council, shared the draft resolution with the 15 council members on Tuesday evening after emergency talks about the intensifying Israeli operation in Rafah.

Yemen: Houthi rebels claim to have downed US drone

Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed to have downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone with a surface-to-air missile in Yemen's central Marib province.