Zuma’s new party emerges the big winner in South Africa vote
By Zama LUTHULI DURBAN, South Africa, May 31, 2024 (AFP) - South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma staged a surprise…
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Africa
URGENT: Gunmen kidnap around 150 people in central Nigeria: officials
KANO, Nigeria, May 27, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen in central Nigeria have kidnapped around 150 people in the country's latest…
7 months ago
US couple among three missionaries killed by gang in Haiti
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2024 (AFP) - A US couple was among three missionaries shot and killed by a gang outside…
7 months ago
US forces lose strategic African position in Niger
ABIDJAN, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - With the US troop withdrawal from military-led Niger underway and due to be over…
7 months ago
Millions suffer ‘severe’ food insecurity in Burkina, Mali, Niger: rights group
ABIDJAN, May 6, 2024 (AFP) - The number of people suffering from "severe" food insecurity in the military-ruled Sahel…
8 months ago
Haiti jailbreak leaves 4 inmates dead, 2 at large: police
A jailbreak at a prison in northern Haiti led to a lockdown on the streets of the coastal city of…
8 months ago
Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania buffeted by tropical cyclone
By Tanya WILLMER NAIROBI, May 4, 2024 (AFP) - Coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania were buffeted by heavy rains…
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UK confirms first migrants held for Rwanda deportation flights
LONDON, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - The UK government confirmed Wednesday it had detained an unspecified number of migrants in…
8 months ago
155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, April 25, 2024 (AFP) - At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked…
8 months ago
Taiwan hit by strong 5.5-magnitude quake
TAIPEI, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Taiwan's capital was shaken by a "strong" earthquake early Monday evening, AFP staff reported,…
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