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Editor 14 November 2023 No Comment

Long walk to school: 30 years into freedom, many kids in South Africa still walk

By Associated Press DUNDEE, South Africa: On weekdays, 14-year-old Luyanda Hlali gets up before dawn to fetch firewood and cow

Editor 13 November 2023 No Comment

Contest erupts in Uganda over the tainted legacy of late dictator Idi Amin

By Associated Press KAMPALA: Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated? The question is animating some in this East African country two

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Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron makes shock return to UK government as foreign secretary

By Associated Press LONDON: Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made a shock return to high office on Monday, becoming

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Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN

By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS: Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a

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Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught US-China relations

By Associated Press WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in California for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught U.S.-Chinese

Editor 10 November 2023 No Comment

Nigeria’s president approves spending millions on a presidential yacht and SUVs for lawmakers

By Associated Press ABUJA: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a supplementary budget earmarking millions of dollars for a presidential

Editor 10 November 2023 No Comment

Bridging an ocean, Angolan king visits Brazilian community descended from slaves

By Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO: Residents danced and chanted Wednesday in a community descended from runaway slaves in Rio

Editor 8 November 2023 No Comment

South Africa recalls ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel and accuses it of genocide in

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s government has recalled Monday its ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel in condemnation of

Editor 6 November 2023 No Comment

King Charles III meets with religious leaders to promote peace on the final day of

By Associated Press NAIROBI: King Charles III met with religious leaders Friday to promote peace and security in Kenya during the

Editor 6 November 2023 No Comment

Nigeria’s government budgets for SUVs and president’s wife while millions struggle to make ends meet

By Associated Press ABUJA: Nigeria’s lawmakers on Thursday approved the new government’s first supplemental budget, which includes huge allocations for