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Mugabe’s son in South African court on attempted murder charge
The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe appeared in a South African court, charged with attempted murder after a gardener was shot and…
South African farmers count losses as foot-and-mouth surges
South Africa’s beef exports dropped 26% in 2025 despite rising global demand, hit by its worst foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in years and a resulting Chinese…
Niger leader blames France, Benin, Ivory Coast for airport attack
Niger’s military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani blamed French, Benin and Ivory Coast presidents for sponsoring the attack on Niamey international airport, an accusation he made without…
Benin offers African diaspora citizenship to mark slavery legacy | REUTERS
Benin’s president has unveiled the ‘My Afro Origins’ program in a bid to raise the country’s profile and herald an initiative that offers Beninese citizenship…
Ethiopia begins construction of ‘Africa’s biggest airport’ | REUTERS
Ethiopian Airlines officially started a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa’s biggest airport when completed in 2030 in the Ethiopian…
How Uganda’s election could be a story of violence and succession | REUTERS
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule, but political observers are still paying attention to what the vote could tell us about…
Will Central African Republic’s crypto embrace endanger state assets? | REUTERS
Central African Republic has embraced opaque cryptocurrency schemes that raise the risk of state assets being captured by foreign criminal organizations, according to a report…
Guinea-Bissau army seizes power, ousts president | REUTERS
Army officers in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau say they seized power, hours after gunfire erupted near the presidential palace and one day before results from a tense…
South Africa cannot turn back Palestinians, says President Ramaphosa
Speaking on the sidelines of a Johannesburg clean-up campaign, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the media regarding a group of Palestinians who were stranded…
Red Cross head says ‘history is repeating’ in Sudan’s Darfur | REUTERS
The Red Cross chief warns history is repeating itself in Sudan’s Darfur after reports of mass killings as al-Fashir fell to the RSF last week….















