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The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President Donald Trump’s government arrived home on Sunday to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over the decision.Ties between Washington and Pretoria have slumped since Trump cut financial aid to South Africa over what he alleges is its …

Expelled S.Africa envoy to US back home ‘with no regrets’Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:53:08 GMT Read More »

Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to give Gabon a crucial 2-1 win over Kenya in an African 2026 World Cup qualifier on Sunday. The 35-year-old, who now plays in the Saudi Pro League, struck after 16 and 52 minutes in front of a sell-out 15,000 crowd in Nairobi before Michael Olunga reduced …

Aubameyang World Cup brace boosts Gabon and sinks KenyaSun, 23 Mar 2025 17:05:50 GMT Read More »

The M23 armed group on Sunday remained in the town of Walikale which it recently captured in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite announcing it planned to withdraw to further peace talks.The Rwanda-backed outfit announced on Saturday that it was “repositioning its forces” outside the outskirts of Walikale to help create the right conditions for …

M23 remain in eastern DR Congo town despite announcing withdrawalSun, 23 Mar 2025 15:24:59 GMT Read More »

Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army and allied militias, have been kidnapped, their group said on Sunday.Their abduction follows that of another member of the same Servir et Non Se Servir (SENS) movement on Tuesday, and added to numerous other kidnappings of people …

Four political activists abducted in Burkina Faso: NGOSun, 23 Mar 2025 13:35:45 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s military said Saturday it seized several key buildings in central Khartoum from paramilitary control after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan promised “full liberation” following the recapture of the presidential palace.Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said the military was “continuing to pressure” the Rapid Support Forces throughout the city centre, giving a list of buildings recaptured …

Sudan army advances in central Khartoum after retaking palaceSat, 22 Mar 2025 18:23:24 GMT Read More »

When fighting first gripped the Sudanese capital in April 2023, quickly overwhelming Khartoum’s hospitals, Dr. Safaa Ali faced an impossible choice: her family or her patients.She said she stayed up all night before deciding not to follow her husband to Egypt with her four children.”I was torn. I could either be with my children, or …

On Khartoum front line, Sudan women medics risk all for patientsSat, 22 Mar 2025 13:56:46 GMT Read More »

Former African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen scored both goals as Nigeria beat Rwanda 2-0 in Kigali on Friday to win for the first time in 2026 World Cup qualifying.  The 26-year-old forward, on loan from Napoli to Galatasaray, struck after 11 minutes and three minutes into added time at the end of the …

Osimhen strikes twice to give Nigeria World Cup boostFri, 21 Mar 2025 21:22:31 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s army recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces on Friday, dealing a major blow to the paramilitaries who responded with drone attacks that killed a news crew and soldiers.The victory, one of the military’s most significant in its two-year war with the RSF, lends the army an advantage but not …

Sudan army recaptures presidential palace from paramilitariesFri, 21 Mar 2025 20:28:19 GMT Read More »

The Rwanda-backed M23 has said it is committed to a ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite its capture of a key town and no-show at peace talks this week.In recent months the armed group has seized swathes of the restive yet mineral-rich eastern DRC in a lightning offensive, forcing more than 100,000 …

Rwanda-backed M23 says committed to truce despite taking key DR Congo townFri, 21 Mar 2025 16:56:56 GMT Read More »