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Two men found guilty of witchcraft plot to kill Zambia’s president
Conviction comes as Hakainde Hichilema faces growing criticism for suppressing political opposition Two men …
Lue lisää »Politicians in at least 51 countries used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during elections, NGO finds
Rights group also finds rise in openly gay, bisexual and transgender people running for …
Lue lisää »Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds
The International IDEA’s survey of democratic markers finds US is offering ‘encouragement’ to populist …
Lue lisää »South Africa to reopen Steve Biko inquest 48 years after death in police custody
Death of anti-apartheid activist in 1977 after police beat him into a coma sparked …
Lue lisää »Cape Town shootings leave six people dead in two days
Three double killings come as police carry out ‘targeted operations’ to tackle gang violence …
Lue lisää »Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time
Cheap ultra-processed food behind rise in overweight children, with one in 10 now obese …
Lue lisää »Joseph Kony case in The Hague begins with accounts of alleged atrocities
ICC hearing takes place in absence of Ugandan rebel leader accused of murder, rape, …
Lue lisää »Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as Egypt rift deepens
Ethiopian PM says the dam will electrify the entire region but Egypt fears it …
Lue lisää »Hopes rise for green economy boom at Africa Climate Summit
Renewables are thriving, with Africa breaking solar energy records – but action is needed …
Lue lisää »‘We wondered what had happened’: how Malawi lost healthcare in US aid cuts
Clinics providing services such as antenatal checkups have begun to disappear in one of …
Lue lisää »Trump’s aid cuts in east Africa led to unwanted abortion and babies being born with HIV – report
Doctors, nurses, patients and other experts describe the loss of decades of progress in …
Lue lisää »Lawyers say men deported by US to Eswatini are being imprisoned illegally
The men, who had been released after serving criminal sentences, are from Laos, Vietnam, …
Lue lisää »Sudan landslide kills at least 1,000 people, rebel group says
The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and …
Lue lisää »Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania
Coastguard reports boat carrying about 160 people capsized in sight of town 50 miles …
Lue lisää »Peer asked British diplomat to help Ghana gold mine in which he held shares
Exclusive: Richard Dannatt may have broken lobbying rules and claimed assistance was ‘in the …
Lue lisää »Rwanda accepts seven people from US as part of deportation deal
Trump administration pushing controversial deal to send people to non-home countries, including South Sudan …
Lue lisää »Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced …
Lue lisää »Attempt to partner African countries with Japanese cities triggers xenophobic backlash
Cities in Japan have received thousands of complaints amid confusion over scheme that was …
Lue lisää »Botswana’s president declares health emergency over supply shortages
Duma Boko announces urgent funding package for medicines to be distributed with military oversight …
Lue lisää »Court case challenging Eswatini-US immigrant deportation deal postponed
Five men who the US said were dangerous criminals were flown to the small …
Lue lisää »Uganda reaches agreement with US to take in some of its failed asylum seekers
African country’s foreign ministry says the two countries are working on the details of …
Lue lisää »Pressure grows on Tanzania to free victim of domestic violence who has been on death row for 13 years
Lemi Limbu, who was convicted of murdering her daughter, has severe intellectual disabilities and …
Lue lisää »South African minister under investigation for historic racial slurs on social media
Gayton McKenzie given deadline to apologise, undergo sensitivity training and delete posts on X …
Lue lisää »Uganda says it has not struck a deal with Trump to take in US deportees
Ugandan official said the east African country does not have the capability to take …
Lue lisää »Diphtheria cases spiralling in Somalia, health officials warn
MSF says low vaccination coverage and poor living conditions driving spread of deadly bacterial …
Lue lisää »Zambian president’s feud with late rival continues over site of funeral
Hakainde Hichilima struggles to bury differences with Edgar Lungu whose family are appealing repatriation …
Lue lisää »African Union joins call for true-to-size world map to replace Mercator version
Member states back campaign for governments and organisations to use map that accurately depicts …
Lue lisää »Mali’s junta arrests generals and French national over suspected coup plot
Development comes as the military continues to crack down on dissent after a pro-democracy …
Lue lisää »Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave …
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