World & Africa

Canada’s next prime minister managed the financial crisis, then Brexit and now Trump’s trade war

By Associated Press TORONTO: Canada’s next prime minister has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis before and
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South Africa says Zelenskyy will visit in April as part of ongoing talks with Ukraine

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit South Africa next month for talks with South African leader
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South African woman goes on trial charged with kidnapping and selling her daughter

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: A South African woman went on trial Monday charged with kidnapping and selling her young
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Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator

By Associated Press WINDHOEK: Namibia’s founding president, Sam Nujoma, who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, was
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South African president slams Afrikaner lobby group’s White House visit

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday slammed a visit by a lobby group for the
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A month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city of Goma, residents say they are

By Associated Press GOMA: Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was
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Witchcraft case involving Zambia’s president brings scrutiny of colonial-era law and traditions

By Associated Press LUSAKA: Two men are on trial in Zambia on charges of practicing witchcraft and possessing charms intended
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More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this

By Associated Press KINSHASA: More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of
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Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty

By Associated Press KAMPALA: Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with treason on Friday in an escalation of legal
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Rwanda expresses solidarity with military general sanctioned by the US over violence in Congo

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Rwanda’s government on Friday asserted solidarity with a top official sanctioned by the U.S. over violence
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