Mexico: Miner rescued alive after 14 days trapped underground/in /by
After 14 days trapped in a flooded gold and silver mine, a worker has been pulled out alive while two others have died.
President of Madagascar declares state of emergency over fuel supply concerns/in /by
Madagascar has declared state of emergency over concerns about energy supplies to the Indian Ocean nation.
Israeli strikes on Beirut kill at least 182 and wound hundreds/in /by
Lebanon spent the night digging through rubble after Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential districts in central Beirut late on Wednesday, killing at least 182 people and wounding 890, according to the health ministry.
Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh holds campaign rally ahead of Friday’s presidential vote/in /by
Djibouti’s leader Ismail Omar Guelleh held his final campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s presidential election. Facing a divided and largely silenced opposition, Guelleh is expected to extend his 27-year rule of the strategically located Horn of Africa nation.
CAF president Patrice Motsepe visits Dakar in wake of Africa Cup title drama/in /by
The president of the Confederation of African Football was in Dakar on Wednesday, just weeks after the body’s appeals board stripped Senegal of its Africa Cup title.
South Africa accepts US envoy’s credentials amid moves to thaw ties/in /by
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday received the diplomatic credentials of the new US ambassador, as relations between the two countries languish at a low ebb
Nearly 5,000 S.African Afrikaners take up Trump refugee offer/in /by
Nearly 5,000 white Afrikaners have entered the United States under a programme launched by President Donald Trump nearly a year ago based on unfounded claims that the South African minority faces persecution
Wireless Festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks/in /by
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was barred Tuesday from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July, after a backlash over Ye's history of antisemitic remarks
Ethiopian police arrest human trafficking ring responsible for 3,000 victims/in /by
The human trafficking network has been under investigation since 2018, police said in a statement. The ring recruited young people from Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia who hoped to migrate to Europe through Libya.
Pope Leo XIV’s historic Algeria visit seen as symbol of dialogue and recognition/in /by
For Pope Leo XIV, an upcoming visit to Algeria marks both a personal and historic milestone, as the North African nation prepares to welcome a sitting pontiff for the first time.