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Africa
Putin promises Africa ‘total support’ in anti-West pitch
Facing isolation from the west over its invasion of Ukraine, Russia sought to woo African countries at a Black Sea resort this weekend.
10 Nov 2024 - 11:26PM
Mauritius votes in close-fought election race
10 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM
Egyptians exhume the dead as historic cemetery razed
10 Nov 2024 - 10:12AM
Food & Drink
Prized white honey producer starts from scratch after war in Ethiopia
Tigray in Ethiopia is famous for its creamy white honey, but civil war destroyed half its beehives. Its beekeepers are still recovering.
9 Nov 2024 - 4:22PM
Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf checks his beehives in Hawidela, Ethiopia. His hives produce white honey, highly prized, but he had to start from scratch after a civil war wrecked his livelihood. Photo: AFP
Africa
US writes off over US$1 billion of Somalia debt
The announcement is the result of a deal between the two countries signed by Somalia’s finance minister and the US ambassador to Mogadishu.
6 Nov 2024 - 4:27AM
Africa
Botswana president concedes election defeat, ending ruling party’s 58 years in power
Shock election drubbing ends Botswana Democratic Party’s grip on power in the diamond-rich southern African nation.
1 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM
Africa
Sudan sees sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale amid civil war: UN
Children are not spared the abuse, while women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery.
29 Oct 2024 - 6:18PM
Europe
30-year prison sentence sought for ex-doctor in Rwandan genocide trial
Eugene Rwamucyo is latest person accused of taking part in 1994 massacre of the African country’s Tutsi population to face justice in France.
29 Oct 2024 - 12:48PM
Eugene Rwamucyo, who is accused of taking part in the 1994 Tutsi genocide. Photo: AFP
Africa
Boko Haram attack on Chadian troops near Nigerian border leaves 40 dead
The attack, which took place near Ngouboua in the Lake Chad region, targeted a garrison housing around 200 soldiers.
29 Oct 2024 - 4:18AM
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Africa
Paramilitary rampage kills more than 120 in east-central Sudan
UN and doctors groups say the Rapid Support Forces ran riot in a multi-day attack in the province of Gezira, from October 20 to 25.
27 Oct 2024 - 9:21PM
Africa
Sudan paramilitary attack kills 50, activists say
The attack comes after a defection by a commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to Sudan’s regular army.
26 Oct 2024 - 8:36PM
Africa
Swiss tourist at Algeria cafe killed in knife attack in front of her children
The attacker’s motive was not known, but Swiss broadcaster said he had shouted ‘Allahu akbar’ and ‘Long live Palestine’ during the attack.
24 Oct 2024 - 7:24PM
People walk past posters of Algeria’s President Abdelmajid Tebboune in Algiers. The attack came as Algeria has been striving to promote tourism, especially in the Sahara region, with authorities promising to facilitate tourist visas. Photo: AFP
Africa
Russia investigates claimed shoot-down of cargo plane in Sudan
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces claimed the downed Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft had been aiding its enemy, the Sudanese military.
22 Oct 2024 - 10:55AM
Africa
Kenya’s impeached deputy president blasts ‘vicious’ boss
‘If anything happens to me or my family, President William Ruto must be held to account,’ said Rigathi Gachagua, claiming past attempts on his life.
20 Oct 2024 - 8:40PM
Middle East
‘Everything is lost’ says father, as Senegal repatriates citizens escaping Lebanon
As Israel pounds Lebanon in a broadening offensive against Hezbollah, Senegal joins other nations in calling it ‘a genocide’.
20 Oct 2024 - 6:42PM
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Africa
Kenya’s deputy president ousted in historic impeachment
Rigathi Gachagua impeached on five of 11 charges, a first under Kenya’s revised 2010 constitution.
18 Oct 2024 - 4:22PM
Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Photo: AFP
Africa
Nigeria petrol tanker explosion kills more than 140 people
Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where traffic regulations are not strictly enforced.
17 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM
United States & Canada
Biden to visit Germany to make up for trip cancelled due to hurricane
US President Joe Biden to make his first bilateral visit to Germany in his four-year term of office.
14 Oct 2024 - 3:32PM
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Africa
Sudan rescuers say air strike killed 23 in Khartoum market
Fierce fighting has raged since Friday around Khartoum, much of which is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
13 Oct 2024 - 7:16PM
Africa
Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s first Black central bank chief, dies at 65
South African leaders hailed Mboweni for his contributions to economic policy and his focus on fiscal discipline.
13 Oct 2024 - 11:49AM
Former finance minister and central banker, Tito Mboweni, died after a short illness. File photo: AFP
Africa
Tunisia’s Saied wins re-election, entrenching his power in Arab spring’s birthplace
Kai’s Saied won Sunday’s vote by a landslide – but low turnout reflected widespread discontent in the cradle of the Arab spring pro-democracy uprisings.
8 Oct 2024 - 10:53AM
Africa
Tunisia votes with opposition behind bars, Saied set for re-election
Though the birthplace of the Arab Spring, the election is seen as a closing chapter in the Tunisia’s experiment with democracy.
6 Oct 2024 - 6:47PM
Africa
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
The 265,000 doses donated by the EU and US were rolled out on Saturday. DR Congo has reported 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths.
6 Oct 2024 - 2:03AM
Open Questions series
Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
21 May 2024 - 11:54AM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
21 May 2024 - 11:54AM
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