World & Africa

Chinese man jailed for one year by Kenyan court for trafficking ants

By Associated Press NAIROBI: A Chinese national was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in jail by a Kenyan court
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South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison

By BBC News South African opposition politician Julius Malema, 45, has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty
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Pope’s Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical

By Associated Press VATICAN CITY: When Pope Leo XIV pronounced himself a “son of St. Augustine” the night of his election,
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DR Congo to receive third-country deportees from the US under new deal

By Associated Press KINSHASA: Congo will receive some migrants as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country
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First group of 12 deportees from the US arrives in Uganda, lawyers say they were

By Associated Press KAMPALA: Twelve people deported from the U.S. arrived in Uganda on Thursday, the Uganda Law Society said,
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South Africa’s top police officer faces charges in a widening corruption scandal

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s top police officer was served with a warrant Wednesday and is facing charges in
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Rwanda seeks $134 million from the UK in arbitration over scrapped refugee deal

By Associated Press THE HAGUE: Rwanda told a panel of international arbitrators Wednesday that Britain still owes it 100 million
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South African soldiers dismantle illegal mining operations near Johannesburg as miners flee

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South African soldiers deployed to high-crime areas have dismantled illegal gold mining operations in a community near
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South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa has been summoned to explain his criticism, the country’s foreign
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Women in South Africa take up guns and martial arts for protection against gender violence

By Associated Press BRONKHORSTSPRUIT: At the command of a female instructor, a line of girls and women, some wearing pink
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