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Neymar agrees to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal/in /by
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar has agreed to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for a fee in the region of €90m (£77.6m) plus add-ons.
Sudan’s Burhan accuses rival RSF of ‘war crimes’/in /by
In a rare, televised speech Monday (Aug. 14), the head of Sudan's military accused the rival paramilitary force of committing war crimes as all-out civil war threatens to engulf the country.
Twelve life sentences for South African serial child sex offender/in /by
The Johannesburg High Court has sentenced Gerhard Ackerman, a notorious serial offender, to 12 life sentences for his extensive record of sexual crimes against children in South Africa.
Twelve life sentences for South African serial child sex offender/in /by
The Johannesburg High Court has sentenced Gerhard Ackerman, a notorious serial offender, to 12 life sentences for his extensive record of sexual crimes against children in South Africa.
Experts warn South Africa’s record unemploymet is a ‘time bomb’/in /by
As South Africa grapples with a record unemployment rate of nearly 33%, the United Nations and other experts have warned that this is a "time bomb” that has the potential to cause political instability.
Niger: an uncertain and risky ECOWAS military intervention/in /by
The Community of West African States (ECOWAS), while favoring the path of dialogue, gave the green light to an armed intervention against the soldiers who took power on July 26 in Niger, by activating its " standby force".
Niger’s coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for ‘high treason’/in /by
The announcement said high-ranking West African politicians and "their international mentors" have made false allegations and attempted to derail a peaceful solution to the crisis in order to justify a military intervention
Niger junta slams ‘inhumane’ ECOWAS sanctions/in /by
Economic and financial sanctions have left land-locked Niger with minimal power supply as Nigeria, whose supply accounts for 70 percent of Niger's electricity, has cut off power supply. Col. Major Amadou Abdramane called the move on Sunday (Aug. 13) "illegal, inhumane and humiliating".
In Mali, the army recovers a UN base coveted by the former Tuareg rebellion/in /by
"MINUSMA has anticipated its withdrawal from Ber due to the deterioration of security in the area and the high risks that this poses to our Blue Helmets" ,
Ethiopian police arrest hundreds during state of emergency/in /by
Authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out mass arrests of hundreds, even thousands, of people in the capital after deadly unrest in the country's Amhara region, lawyers and witnesses said.