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A ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town

Authorities in Cape Town launched an investigation Monday after a foul stench swept over the South African city.

‘End support for M23 rebels, pull troops out of DR Congo’ France tells Rwanda

The French foregin ministry made the call Tuesday that also asked for the M23 to cease fighting immediately and withdraw from all areas it occupies.

Autopsy reveals Kelvin Kiptum died from severe head injuries

Kenyan athlete's funeral will take place on Friday in his home village.

Football: Rafael Leão victim of racist insults on Instagram

AC Milan striker Rafael Leão has hit out at "narrow-minded" people after becoming the latest victim of racial abuse, as the problem continues to plague Italian football.

Kenyan police officers arrested over human smuggling claims

The operation uncovered 37 Ethiopian nationals, believed to be victims of human smuggling and trafficking.

Sierra Leone becomes latest country to join Fifa’s Football for Schools programme

The programme aims to make the game more accessible to young people by incorporating football activities into the education system.

Haiti: Widow of slain president and 2 powerful officials among dozens indicted

Martine Moïse, who was injured in the attack, is accused of complicity and criminal association and of giving contradictory statements.

The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalized after a hunger strike

At the law courts in the coastal town of Mombasa, Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku directed Paul Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Maweu and others charged with 238 counts of manslaughter to be escorted to hospital for an immediate doctors' examination.

‘The DRC crisis, one of the most neglected in the world’ says UN

the crisis in the DRC is one of the most severe, complex, prolonged, protracted and neglected in the world. The resurgence of hostility in eastern DRC, especially in North Kivu, is deeply concerning, and violent clashes between the group called M23 and...

Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation

Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation