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Eastern Libyan authorities deport EU ministers, commissioner

A statement from the prime minister of the eastern part of Libya, Osama Hammad, said the interior ministers of Italy, Greece, Malta and the EU migration commissioner, Magnus Brunner, were “persona non-grata” after they were denied entry shortly after t...

Spanish police reveal Jota was driving above speed limit when he crashed

Spanish police believe Liverpool player Diogo Jota was driving over the speed limit when he and his brother died in a car crash last week.

Catholics in eastern Congo honor beatified anti-corruption martyr

Pope Francis recognized Floribert Bwana Kositi, a customs officer killed in 2007 for refusing a bribe, as a martyr of the faith late last year, setting him on the path to beatification and to possibly becoming Congo’s first saint

Football: Mbappé drops criminal complaint against PSG

Kylian Mbappé has withdrawn his moral harassment complaint against his former employer, Paris Saint-Germain. The player had demanded €55 million in unpaid salaries and bonuses from the club for the past year.

Leaders of five African countries head to Washington to meet Trump

The meeting on Wednesday is being described as President Donald Trump's first major diplomatic outreach to Africa since returning to office. The invitation includes heads of state from Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon and Mauritania.

30% on South African imports: Ramaphosa hits back at new Trump tariffs

As the only sub-Saharan country on the list of latest trade tariffs the Trump administration threatens to impose, South Africa could be hit with 30% tariffs on its exports to the US from 1 August.

Amnesty International denounces lack of investigation into activists’ abduction

Activists Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah have been missing since 9 July 2024. Amnesty International has demanded action from the authorities and denounced a "climate of terror" as the junta in power has stepped up disappearances of critics and activ...

Four feared dead and several injured in Cairo Telecom company blaze

Egyptian authorities have reported that the fire that engulfed a major telecom company building in Cairo on Monday left four people dead and over two dozen injuries.

Broken windows and lootings: Nairobi businesses deal with protest aftermath

Violent protests in Kenya on Monday left at least ten dead and injured several dozen people. Many businesses in the capital, the epicentre of the clashes, are reeling from the aftermath.