World & Africa

OPEC woos Namibia as country prepares to produce oil from 2030

By Reuters LONDON: The OPEC+ oil producers group, having lost Angola and other players in recent years, is eyeing Namibia
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Suspected Islamist rebels kill at least 10 in eastern DR Congo

By Reuters BENI: Suspected Islamist rebels killed at least 10 civilians in an attack on Friday near the city of
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Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles

By Reuters JERUSALEM: Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack
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At least 13 people are killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13
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South African court overturns ban, rules that Jacob Zuma can run in election

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s Electoral Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office
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Overcrowded ferry capsizes off Mozambique’s coast, leaving at least 98 dead, media reports say

By Associated Press A makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a feared cholera outbreak capsized off Mozambique’s northern coast,
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Former South Africa speaker of parliament arrested on bribery allegations and released on bail

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: The former South African speaker of parliament was arrested on Thursday over allegations that she received
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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
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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
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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
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