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Former South African President Jacob Zuma criticizes top court over election disqualification/in /by
Zuma's comments came in a video message he said was aimed at the people of South Africa and released on social media six days before the possibly pivotal national vote.
Explosion kills 11 workers at a sugar factory in Tanzania/in /by
Mtibwa is one of the country's major sugar producing factories, producing at least 70,000 metric tons of sugar annually.
Pakistan faces severe heatwave: Residents call for action/in /by
The current heatwave is the latest in a series of climate-related disasters affecting Pakistan. Previous events include melting glaciers and severe monsoon rains that have caused devastating floods, submerging large portions of the country
UN head calls for greater African role in global peace and security/in /by
Antonio Guterres called for the unleashing of Africa’s "peace power" describing the continent as “an important voice for the global good”.
Chad swears in president after disputed election, ending years of military rule/in /by
Deby Itno, also known as Mahamat Idriss Deby, took power after his father Idriss Deby Itno was killed fighting rebels in 2021 after ruling the country for three decades. The long-delayed May 6 election came after three years of military rule.
President Joe Biden hails William Ruto’s ‘bold leadership’/in /by
President Ruto's presence at the White House marks the first state visit to the United States by an African leader for more than 15 years.
West African Roloway monkeys, one of the most endangered species arrive UK Zoo/in /by
"In the last few decades alone, Roloway monkeys have experienced a devastating crash in numbers, losing around 90% of its population," said Mike Jordan, Director of Animal and Plants at the zoo.
Palestinian movie showing in Cannes brings ‘camaraderie and solidarity’/in /by
"We started one month after October 7th. On November 7th. And, if I'm not right... if I'm not mistaken. Seven? That's, what? Six and a half months? Yeah. To this day. It's insane. And, I think, it I just think that it gave us, the kind of, the strength and the passion to pull through and try and ..
Thousands attend funeral procession as Iran buries President Raisi/in /by
The death of Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six others in the crash on Sunday comes at a politically sensitive moment for Iran, both at home and abroad
ECOWAS bloc under growing pressure [Business Africa]/in /by
Coming up this week: The uncertain future of ECOWAS amid economic and political challenges, the pipeline standoff between Benin and Niger, and the launch of the first turbine at the Nachtigal dam in Cameroon.