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Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia runs second-fastest 5,000 meters ever/in /by
Gebrhiwet ran a final lap of 54.99 to finish in 12 minutes, 36.73 seconds — 1.37 seconds off the world record set by Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei.
S. Africa opposition reacts to latest election results/in /by
South Africa’s main opposition leader said Friday morning that breaking the African National Congress’s majority is “the way to rescue South Africa,” as 60% of votes have been counted with long-time ruling party ANC only holding just under 42%.
South Africa election: The hopes of first-time voters/in /by
The country's electoral body the IEC said in February that 1,2 million new voters had been added to voters’ roll since November 2023. In total, over 27,7 million peopel were registered to cast a ballot.
Ghana’s Afronita, Abigail reach Britain’s Got Talent finale/in /by
"...your musicality is out of this world and your personality really shines through. Love you, love you,”
Tunisia’s Kais Saied meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing/in /by
"Under the new circumstances, China is willing to work with Tunisia to continue the traditional friendship, deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and promote the China-Tunisia relations to a new level." Xi Jinping, Chinese President
Cuba’s traditional ‘guayabera’ shirt on the way to global icon status/in /by
A museum in the Cuban town of Sancti Spiritus is hoping to make the cotton 'guayabera' shirt just as internationally famous as cigars, rum and palm trees.
US sanctions Uganda’s parliament speaker, her husband and others over corruption and rights abuses/in /by
Parliament Speaker Anita Among was sanctioned "due to involvement in significant corruption tied to her leadership" of Uganda's national assembly, the U.S. State Department said.
US military defends Africa strategy amid coups and Russia shift/in /by
The 6,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Africa face new setbacks as the governments of Chad and Niger - two key regional allies - welcome Russian forces and paramilitaries and pressure them to vacate posts previously identified as critical for monitoring security challenges .
EU official denies allegation that Western powers want to delay South Sudan’s elections/in /by
Deputy Head of the EU Delegation Lothar Jaschke said Thursday May 30 that his group is fully supporting an environment to enable elections, a constitution and transitional justice.
South Africa Elections: Zuma’s MK party supporters celebrate in Mahlabathini township/in /by
“The ANC (African National Congress) has failed us for 30 years. They failed to bring us real freedom but for us, Msholozo (Jacob Zuma) will bring us our freedom. We just wish for them to succeed and take us forward.” Thandi Hlope, MK Supporter