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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….
Dar es Salaam under curfew after Tanzania election protests | REUTERS
Tanzanian police ordered a curfew in Dar es Salaam after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win following…
Hurricane Erin causes flooding and downed trees in Puerto Rico | REUTERS
Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has been downgraded to Category 3, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, as the storm’s wind…
African Union urges use of world map showing Africa’s true size | REUTERS
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in…
Death of former Nigerian president Buhari sparks mix of emotions | REUTERS
Nigeria’s late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died in a London clinic aged 82, will be buried in his northern home state of Katsina. He…
BYD to nearly triple South Africa dealers’ network by next year | REUTERS
Chinese electric-vehicle giant BYD plans to nearly triple its dealership network in South Africa by next year as it looks to grow its market share…
South African businesses on edge as VAT hike looms | Reuters
An upcoming value-added tax hike is worrying small-scale business owners in South Africa, where the economy already faces several headwinds including power supply issues, political…
South African white separatists want Trump’s help to become state | REUTERS
The residents of Orania — a group of white Afrikaners with a population of 3,000 — want US President Donald Trump to help them become…
South Africa’s openly gay imam shot dead in ambush | REUTERS
Muhsin Hendricks, said to be the world’s first openly gay imam and who ran a mosque in Cape Town for marginalized Muslims, was shot dead…
Congo rebels seize airport, president seeks foreign support | REUTERS
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the region’s second biggest city,…
