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A bus overturned in an area of Johannesburg near South Africa’s main airport early Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, city officials said, with dozens more injured.The bus was carrying more than 50 people to work when it crashed on a busy road near Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, officials said.Twelve people were killed and …

South Africa bus crash kills 12, dozens hurtTue, 11 Mar 2025 09:21:34 GMT Read More »

The arrest on Tuesday of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs, marks a success for the ICC, which has been struggling for almost 23 years against a lack of recognition and enforcement power.Backed by 125 member states, the jurisdiction seeks …

Catching the world’s most wanted: the ICC’s impossible taskTue, 11 Mar 2025 09:13:04 GMT Read More »

Three journalists have been remanded in custody pending trial in Chad after being accused of colluding with a Russian paramilitary group, the public prosecutor and one of their lawyers said Monday.”They are suspected of working with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner,” public prosecutor Omar Mahamat Kedelaye told AFP.One of their lawyers, Allahtaroum Amos, said the …

Three journalists remanded in Chad for collusion with RussiaMon, 10 Mar 2025 18:07:39 GMT Read More »

Twenty-five opposition parties in Ivory Coast announced Monday they had formed a coalition to push demands for electoral reform and political dialogue ahead of an October presidential ballot.The Coalition for Peaceful Alternation in Ivory Coast brings together parties with vastly different ideologies and agendas but the aim of the new grouping is to ensure lasting …

I.Coast opposition joins forces in reform demand before electionMon, 10 Mar 2025 15:47:11 GMT Read More »

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the United States was cancelling 83 percent of programs at USAID, as the Trump administration guts spending not aligned with its “America First” agenda.The US Agency for International Development (USAID) distributes humanitarian aid around the world, with health and emergency programs in around 120 countries, and critics warn …

83% of USAID programs to be scrapped: RubioMon, 10 Mar 2025 14:51:49 GMT Read More »

Egypt captain Mohamed Salah took his Liverpool goals total for the season to 32 in all competitions by converting two penalties in a 3-1 Premier League win over Southampton at the weekend.The 32-year-old also broke the record for the most goals and assists by a Red in a league season as he raised his total …

African players in Europe: Salah raises goals total to 32Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:05:58 GMT Read More »

Petrol station attendant Amadou Sani gesticulated to approaching motorists in Niamey to keep going because the garage had no more fuel.Niger has been grappling since the start of the month with an unprecedented shortage of the most widely used petrol in the west African country.”Our tanks have been dry for three days. No-one can say …

Major fuel shortage hits black gold producer NigerMon, 10 Mar 2025 12:28:46 GMT Read More »

Rwandan truckers and exporters say they are paying a steep price for the conflict in the eastern region of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, having to deal with angry locals and fearful customers.Olivier Munyemana, a Rwandan lorry driver, knows the route from the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam to the DRC by heart, …

Rwanda businesses pay price for DR Congo conflictMon, 10 Mar 2025 06:42:29 GMT Read More »

South African writer and theatre director Athol Fugard was acclaimed at home and abroad for plays that exposed the injustices of the apartheid system and challenged its racist taboos, including by putting black and white actors on stage together.Fugard, who died on March 8, aged 92, wrote more than 30 plays over seven decades, his …

South Africa’s taboo-breaking playwright Athol FugardSun, 09 Mar 2025 16:15:54 GMT Read More »

Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease.Nigeria has struggled to diversify its oil-dependent economy but investors have taken another look at cocoa beans after global prices …

Nigeria seeks to cash in on soaring cocoa pricesSun, 09 Mar 2025 03:03:54 GMT Read More »