South Africa declares state of disaster following severe weather/in /by
Snow, heavy rains, and high winds, and flooding have impacted several provinces across the country.
Police officers accused of shooting Nairobi hawker remanded in custody for 15 days/in /by
Two police officers accused of shooting and wounding a street hawker were arraigned in a Nairobi court on Thursday and remanded into custody while detectives complete their investigation.
Angola hosts U.S.-Africa summit amid calls to revive trade ties {Business Africa}/in /by
Angola hosts US-Africa Summit as the continent seeks clarity in the wake of Trump’s tariffs and threat to end AGOA. Meanwhile, controversial carbon credits: are Gulf States like Saudi Arabia mitigating or aggravating the impact of climate change on the African continent?
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US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts/in /by
...consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the United States, its government, culture, institutions or founding principles.
Funeral standoff halts repatriation of former Zambian president’s body/in /by
The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu delayed the repatriation of his body from South Africa for a second time on Wednesday in a feud with the country's current leader over the details of the funeral.
Kenyan preacher who claimed responsibility for ‘miracle babies’ killed in car crash/in /by
Gilbert Deya was killed in “a horrific road accident which involved several vehicles,” James Orengo, the governor of Kenya’s Siaya County, said in a post on the social platform X.
DR Congo’s new opposition coalition launched in Kinshasa/in /by
Led by Jean-Marc Kabund, the Coalition of the Congolese Left has pledged to break with the old political order.
Raptor rehab: Moroccan facility rescues birds of prey and prepares them to return to the wild/in /by
The Bird of Prey Care Centre in Bir Lahmer, Morocco is a specialist rehabilitation unit for raptors and birds of prey and every year takes care of hundreds of sick or injured birds across the country.
Nigerian president orders crackdown on gangs after 150 killed in conflict-hit north/in /by
Assailants stormed Benue state’s Yelewata community from Friday night till Saturday morning, opening fire on villagers who were asleep and setting their homes ablaze, survivors and the local farmers' union said.