Africa

Crime-ridden S.Africa records three murders per hour

JOHANNESBURG, May 30, 2023 (AFP) - Almost three people were murdered every hour in South Africa during the first three…

S.Africa faces legal bid to force Putin’s arrest

JOHANNESBURG, May 30, 2023 (AFP) - South Africa's leading opposition party said on Tuesday it had taken legal action to…

Libya court sentences 23 jihadists to death

MISRATAH, Libya, May 29, 2023 (AFP) -- A Libyan court on Monday condemned to death 23 jihadists convicted of fighting…

UN issues hunger alert for Haiti, Sahel and Sudan

ROME, May 29, 2023 (AFP) - Haiti, the Sahel and Sudan now rank among the UN's highest alert areas for…

Nigeria’s Tinubu to take office at a time of crisis

By Louise Dewast Agence France-Presse ABUJA, Nigeria, May 29, 2023 (AFP) -- Long-time political kingmaker Bola Tinubu is set to…

In Sudan’s capital, risking death in search of water

KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 26, 2023 (AFP) -- Fighting in Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of Khartoum residents without running…

One of last four Rwanda genocide fugitives arrested in S.Africa

THE HAGUE, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - Fulgence Kayishema, one of four remaining fugitives sought for their role in the…

Four ‘Bulgarians’ shot dead in upmarket Cape Town area

JOHANNESBURG, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - South African police said on Thursday four people believed to be of "Bulgarian descent"…

Nigerian surfers brave oil pipelines, tankers to catch waves

  By Yasmine CANGA-VALLES and Camille MALPLAT Agence France-Presse TARKWA BAY, Nigeria, May 25, 2023 (AFP) -- Surfing aficionados Michael…

South Africa presses for recognition of its high-end olive oil

By Julie BOURDIN Agence France-Presse STELLENBOSCH, South Africa, May 24, 2023 (AFP) -- South Africa is famous for its wines…

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