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Africa Day: celebrating the continent’s heritage and future every May 25
The history of Africa Day is deeply rooted in the liberation movements that marked the 20th century. The starting point was in 1958, when…
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U.S. Judge said Trump Administration violated order by sending immigrants on flight to Africa
The Trump administration violated a federal court order by deporting eight immigrants with serious criminal records to third countries in…
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Elon Musk Crashes Out When Asked About South Africa Starlink Deal
Elon Musk is having a hard time explaining his cushy new Starlink contracts. While speaking with Bloomberg at the Qatar Economic Forum…
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South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape
South African authorities say they will continue with legal proceedings against Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso who was acquitted…
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Elon Musk Wins Exception to Black Ownership Rule in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to grant billionaire Elon Musk a deal with his Starlink internet network in an effort to…
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'Sextortion' scam linked to California teen's suicide leads to 4 arrests in West Africa
Three years after a California teen killed himself as a result of being “sextorted” online, authorities have arrested four men in Ivory…
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Exclusive: Peter Murray Reveals New International Expansion of PFL Africa
The PFL has been expanding year after year, and with the fight organization in the middle of their new single-elimination tournament…
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Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories
When Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, returned from the Group of 20 summit in Brazil last November, he made a stopover in Casablanca, where…
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Polygamy and pageantry on display at a mass wedding in South Africa
The bride, Evelyn Sekgalakane, sparkled in white as she walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with Shirley Molala, who was about to become…
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Africans say a Black pope would be nice to have. But they are not too hopeful
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans…
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Surge in deadly attacks rocks northeastern Nigeria
At least 14 people have been killed in an attack in Borno State, marking the latest escalation in a wave of violence that continues to…
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South Africa to hold inquiry into whether justice during apartheid era was blocked
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered an inquiry Wednesday to establish whether previous…
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First fossil pangolin tracks discovered in South Africa
A team of scientists who study vertebrate fossil tracks and traces on South Africa’s southern Cape coast have identified the world’s first…
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The price of love - the doctor who has South Africa talking about financial abuse
A young female South African doctor has sparked a nationwide conversation about a form of domestic abuse often shrouded in silence -…
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Africa remembers Pope who spoke for the continent
Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are mourning a man who they felt spoke for Africa. Home to nearly a…
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A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people,…
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Footage shows elephant with 'likely birth defect' from Africa, not animal harmed in India
After the government started clearing a forested area in India's southern Hyderabad city, social media posts falsely claimed a clip of an…
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Faith leaders pray for safe return of East Tennessee pastor after abduction in South Africa
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The search for a pastor with connections to Maryville continues in South Africa after he was abducted at…
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South Africa reopens inquest into apartheid-era death of Nobel winner Luthuli, 58 years later
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African prosecutors on Monday reopened an inquest into the apartheid-era death of Nobel Peace Prize winner…
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Josh Sullivan: American Pastor Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Front of His Family While Delivering Sermon in South Africa
An American pastor has been kidnapped by masked gunmen while he was delivering a sermon in front of his wife and children at a church in…
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How a penguin in a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa
A penguin inside a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa earlier this year, according to authorities. On Jan. 19, a…
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Fifty hippos killed by anthrax in DR Congo
At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in Africa's oldest national park, its director has said.…
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DBS sees more trade flows in Asia, Africa post Trump’s tariffs
Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group Holdings expects more trade flows between Asia, the Middle East and Africa, with the lender planning to…
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Scientists Intrigued by Strange Tunnels Under Africa and the Middle East
In the deserts of Africa and the Middle East, scientists have discovered tiny tubes that appear to have been made by something alive. In a…