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South Africa: German foreign minister in Pretoria for talks

Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was in Pretoria on Tuesday to meet with her South African counterpart Naledi Pandor for the German-South African Binational Commission.

United Kingdom: nearly 200,000 euros per migrant sent to Rwanda

London's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost nearly 200,000 euros per person, the British government acknowledged on Tuesday.

At least 3 dead in building collapse in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, officials say

At least 3 people were killed when a 14-story apartment building collapsed in Egypt's northern coastal city of Alexandria, authorities said Tuesday.

Al Ahli close to signing Chelsea goalkeeper

Talks are ongoing but Mendy is expected to join the big-name players moving to the country.

In the Sahel, drug trafficking thrives thanks to armed groups

Drug trafficking continues to thrive in the Sahel thanks to non-state armed groups which are very active there, indicates the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in its 2023 report published Monday in Niamey.

Ugandan NGOs launch new legal action against TotalEnergies

Ugandan human rights defender Maxwell Atuhura, five French and Ugandan NGO’s alongside 26 civilians, have launched a new legal action in France on Tuesday against oil giant TotalEnergies for the alleged damage caused by its controversial oil mega proje...

“Wagner brings death and destruction to Africa”, according to the USA

The failed Wagner Group rebellion in Russia has shown the risk posed by organizing mercenaries in African states that partner with them, the US State Department said on Monday.

Gabon: elections to be held on August 26

Gabon will hold presidential, legislative and local elections on August 26, the country's government announced Tuesday.

Ethiopia: National Electoral Commission chairwoman resigns

The chairwoman of Ethiopia's National Election Commission (NEBE), Birtukan Mideksan, an imprisoned former opposition politician who had held the post since December 2018, announced on Monday that she had tendered her resignation for health reasons.

Rwandan ex-gendarme on trial in Paris for genocide faces life sentence

Life imprisonment was requested on Monday for former Rwandan policeman Philippe Hategekimana, naturalised as a French citizen under the name Philippe Manier, described by the public prosecutor as a "fundamental link in the implementation of the genocid...