Cyril Ramaphosa arrives in Canada for G7 summit/in /by
Despite South Africa not being part of the G7, the country's president has been invited to the summit for bilateral talks with the G7 members and in particular with the United States.
Former French president Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honour medal/in /by
Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France from 2007 to 2012. He has now been stripped of the Legion of Honour medal, which is France's highest distinction, following his conviction for corruption and influence peddling during his time as head of state.
Military parade celebrates 250 years of US military/in /by
A grand display of military might passed through Washington DC on Saturday, honouring the US military's 250 years of existence. Meanwhile, mass protests shook the country, decrying US president Trump as a "dictator".
Families of Air India plane crash victims begin to receive bodies/in /by
Only one passenger has so far survived the crash of a Boeing Air India flight on Thursday in the city of Ahmedabad. With victims difficult to identify, families have been slow to receive their relatives' bodies for burial.
South Sudan: women learn to rebuild lives after sexual violence/in /by
Rape and sexual violence were a common weapon in the civil war that ravaged South Sudan. UN programmes are helping some of the survivors overcome the trauma and rebuild their lives.
New York research centre celebrates 100 years of documenting Black culture/in /by
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's first collection was started in 1925, and today, it is among the oldest and largest collections of materials documenting the history and culture of people of African descent in the United States.
In this Moroccan crocodile park, children learn about the environment/in /by
The Crocopark on the outskirts of Agadir is home to crocodiles, turtles and other reptiles. Here, children and adult visitors alike can learn about the human impact of nature.
Iran and Israel exchange more missiles in retaliatory attacks/in /by
A Tel Aviv neighbourhood, nuclear sites in Iran and the Defence Ministry headquarters in Teheran: these were just some of the targets that Israeli and Iranian missiles aimed at in the night and early hours on Sunday.
Protesters gather in Ivory Coast, demand Thiam’s return on electoral list/in /by
Ivory Coast witnessed several thousand protesters descend in the streets in Abidjan on Saturday to demand the opposition candidate Tijane Thiam be reinstated on the electoral lists. Thiam is currently barred from running in the presidential elections set for October.
Fourth edition of China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo opens in Changsha/in /by
The event sees nearly 4,700 Chinese and African companies as well as over 30,000 participants come together over the course of four days.