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South Africa polls: ANC leads but still miles away from the 50% majority

South Africa was heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time and a series of complex negotiations to achieve that, as partial election results Friday put the ruling African National Congress well short of a major...

Family of American caught up in Congo failed coup says son was on vacation

Family of American caught up in Congo failed coup says their son went to Africa on vacation

AfDB’s annual meetings end in Nairobi

Over 3,000 participants from 82 countries attended the 5-day event.
A Reform of the Global Financial Architecture to take into account climate-related challenges was high on the agenda this year.

Mali’s Mohamed Camara suspended 4 matches after hiding anti-homophobia badge

The French league's disciplinary committee said in a statement late Thursday (May 30) that it sanctioned the Mali international for his refusal to “carry out one or more actions to raise awareness of the fight against homophobia.”

Gitex Africa: Start-ups carving their way into the global AI economy

Powering Africa into the global AI economy was one of the ambitions of the 2024 Gitex tech fair which ended in Morocco Friday (May 31).

WATCH: Europalia festival gets Brussels dancing

Around 65 dancers gathered at Brussels' Place de la Bourse for a dress rehearsal of 'Drumming' by Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.

Papua New Guinea’s PM pays respects to community devastated by landslide

James Marape visted Friday (May. 31) the disaster zone in Enga Province in the country's remote north.
He told the suvivors that relief work is being sped up to help them and recover bodies

This week in pictures (27 – 31 May)

Here are highlights of Africa’s most captivating images representing this weeks topical events.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunite for new “Bad Boys” film

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have reunited for the fourth installment of the "Bad Boys" franchise, "Bad Boys: Ride of Die".

Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia runs second-fastest 5,000 meters ever

Gebrhiwet ran a final lap of 54.99 to finish in 12 minutes, 36.73 seconds — 1.37 seconds off the world record set by Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei.