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Editor 6 April 2024 No Comment

President Macron says France and its allies ‘could have stopped’ the 1994 Rwanda genocide

By Associated Press PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France and its allies could have stopped the 1994

Editor 4 April 2024 No Comment

South Africa’s parliament speaker resigns over accusations of bribery; faces arrest

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s parliament speaker resigned on Wednesday and relinquished her seat in the legislature over allegations

Editor 31 March 2024 No Comment

As conflict worsens in eastern DRC, 2 armed groups pledge to respect civilians

By Associated Press GENEVA: Under a crystal chandelier in a hall where the first Geneva Convention was signed in the

Former South African President Jacob Zuma

Editor 30 March 2024 No Comment

Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma barred from running in elections

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections, the Independent

Editor 30 March 2024 No Comment

Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa’s

By Associated Press SOUTH AFRICA: An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of pilgrims making their

Editor 26 March 2024 No Comment

South Africa’s ANC fails in bid to ban former leader Zuma’s party from polls

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: A South African court on Tuesday dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition party

Editor 26 March 2024 No Comment

Julian Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US on espionage charges

By Associated Press LONDON: A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t immediately be extradited to the United States on

Editor 26 March 2024 No Comment

Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

By Associated Press DAKAR: Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and

Editor 25 March 2024 No Comment

Prosecutors allege South Africa’s Parliament speaker took $135,000 and a wig in bribes

By Associated Press PRETORIA: South African prosecutors said Monday they intend to charge the Parliament speaker with corruption, alleging she

Editor 25 March 2024 No Comment

From prison to palace: Faye’s road to Senegal’s presidency

By Reuters DAKAR: Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal’s next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was