World & Africa

Xi, Putin and other leaders locked in discussions over an expansion of the BRICS economic

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa held closed-door discussions Wednesday on the
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Global aid official appeals for funds to help Sudanese trapped in war between generals

By Associated Press CAIRO: A global aid official urged the international community Sunday to provide more funds to help Sudanese
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Pope Francis calls for peaceful end to the Niger crisis

By Associated Press VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis expressed hope Sunday for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following
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Rights group says Saudi Arabia border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants

By Associated Press DUBAI: Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to
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Leader of Niger’s junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives

By Associated Press NIAMEY: The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s democratically elected president said Saturday night that they
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In a bid to unseat the long-ruling ANC, 7 South African parties reach a coalition

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Seven opposition parties in South Africa reached an agreement Thursday to form a coalition
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South Africa’s unemployment is a ‘ticking time bomb’; Anger rises with millions jobless

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: As Lebohang Mphuthi works amid the chaos of boisterous children during a lunch break at the
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Madagascan president’s chief of staff charged with bribery in UK

By AFP The chief of staff for the Madagascan President and an “associate” have been charged with bribery offences in
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Nigerian delegation says Niger junta is open to diplomacy

By Reuters Coup leaders in Niger are open to diplomacy to resolve a standoff with West Africa’s regional bloc, a
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Tanzania police arrest two, accuse them of organising protests

By Reuters Tanzanian police have arrested a lawyer and an opposition politician and accused them of incitement and planning to
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