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Reports that first white South African ‘refugees’ due to arrive in US next week/in /by
They claim to be persecuted in their home country and have been granted “refugee status” by President Donald Trump.
Emirates reports record profit of $5.2 billion/in /by
The profits came as the Dubai-based carrier served 53.7 million passengers out of its hub of Dubai International Airport, compared to 51.9 million passengers in the fiscal year prior
Mali’s military government suspends all political activities/in /by
The decree was issued days after a rare pro-democracy rally and ahead of a planned protest on Friday against the junta.
Pope Leo XIV as seen by friends from same religious order/in /by
Hours after Leo was selected by cardinals in the conclave, his friends from the Order of Saint Augustine spoke about the new Pope's down to earth human touch
Mali urged to pay ‘enormous’ outstanding debt for regional hydroelectric dam/in /by
The $94 million funding gap has raised the spectre of more electricity outages for the country.
Over 100 vultures dead after eating poisoned elephant in South Africa/in /by
Officials say the elephant had been poisoned with agricultural pesticides by poachers.
US to cut $50 million health aid to Zambia because of medicine theft/in /by
It said this was due to the government's failure to address the "systematic theft" of donated drugs and medical supplies.
Catholics in Ivory Coast happy with election of new Pope Leo XIV/in /by
As Catholicism declines in Europe, it is expanding in the developing world, with the number of faithful growing faster in Africa than anywhere else.
United States: with diversity initiatives under threat, Black students stage their own graduation/in /by
At the University of Kentucky, Black students organised their own graduation event after the establishment recently called off celebrations for minority graduates, citing federal and state policy changes.
Rugby: Maro Itoje is first Englishman to captain Lions since 2001/in /by
The 30-year-old English rugbyman has been made captain of the prestigious Lions team. The squad will tour Australia in June.