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US-South Africa Row Deepens After Detentions

A major diplomatic rift has emerged between the United States and South Africa. This follows ...

Modi Rallies Global South in Ethiopia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a rallying cry for nations of the Global ...

DJ Warras Shot Dead in Johannesburg

South African media personality Warrick Stock, famously known as DJ Warras, has been shot and ...

SA Talks with Russia to Rescue ‘Tricked’ Recruits

South African authorities are in urgent negotiations with Russia to secure the return of 17 ...

SA Deports Workers from US Refugee Center

Diplomatic relations between Pretoria and Washington have deteriorated sharply this week. The escalation follows the ...

Botswana Probes Ukraine War Recruitment

The government of Botswana has launched an urgent investigation into a concerning development. Authorities are ...

Morocco: 37 Dead in Safi Floods

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 37 people in Morocco’s Atlantic ...

AU Urges Unity After Sydney Attack

The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the deadly assault on a Jewish gathering in ...

Cameroon: 8 Die in Fuel Explosion

At least eight people have died following a catastrophic fuel tanker explosion in Cameroon. The ...

Thousands Flee to Burundi as M23 Attacks Surge

A fresh wave of displacement is overwhelming border towns in Burundi as thousands of civilians ...

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Africa

US-South Africa Row Deepens After Detentions

Modi Rallies Global South in Ethiopia

DJ Warras Shot Dead in Johannesburg

SA Talks with Russia to Rescue ‘Tricked’ Recruits

SA Deports Workers from US Refugee Center

Botswana Probes Ukraine War Recruitment

Morocco: 37 Dead in Safi Floods

AU Urges Unity After Sydney Attack

Cameroon: 8 Die in Fuel Explosion

Thousands Flee to Burundi as M23 Attacks Surge

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