The Belt and Road Initiative has made China the biggest financier of infrastructure in Africa. But a decade down the road, some observers say the program may be losing steam as Beijing becomes more averse to risk, and as the domestic economy struggles ...
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Zimbabweans will vote on August 23 to elect the president, legislature, and municipal councils.
On July 15, about 50 Zimbabwean opposition supporters clad in yellow T-shirts were knocking on doors and handing out election flyers in Harare before the ri...
The world recently experienced its hottest day ever recorded, with the average global temperature surpassing the previous record.
"Artillery fire targeted paramilitary bases of the Rapid Support Forces," said a resident of El-Obeid, 350 kilometres (220 miles) southwest of Khartoum. Army jets on Thursday were striking paramilitaries, who were responding with anti-aircraft fire, sa...
"It allowed us to play all the time. Well, I was a professional footballer. But with my job now, you can't come and play on sand pitches all the time. You can play on synthetic pitches at night. You can come down at 7 or 8pm and play. You can even play...
South Africa's Department of International Relations hosted a press briefing on Thursday in Johannesburg, following the announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be attending the BRICS summit in August.
The charges include "executions and acts of torture in Mali and the Central African Republic, as well as threats to peace and security in Sudan", the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Algerian authorities on Wednesday closed the border post of Oum Teboul on the border with Tunisia after a fire that broke out on Tuesday continued to rage.
One day after an unexplained Johannesburg blast, police and emergency teams continue to comb through the scene. On Thursday (Jul. 20) the public was being urged to stay away from the site of the incident so as not to hamper the investigation.
The bodies of the children, ages 11 to 15, were recovered on Tuesday and Wednesday. Three students and one man survived.
