Family prepare Chief Buthelezi’s body for burial
Family members are preparing the body of the veteran South African politician, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, at a mortuary before he is…
Writers flock to Kenya as literary scene booms
A literary festival opens in Kenya’s capital Nairobi today, the third major cultural event since August, as writers, artists and…
Burkina Faso army says scores of militants killed
The army in Burkina Faso says it has killed a large number of Islamist militants as the crisis in the…
Fire engulfs squatters’ home in Johannesburg
Yet another blaze in an abandoned building in central Johannesburg has been reported on Friday. Nobody is known to have…
Calls for S Sudan mayor who allegedly slapped woman to resign
Pressure is mounting on Juba’s acting mayor to resign after he was alledgedly caught on camera slapping a female street…
Morocco earthquake: The teacher who lost all 32 of her pupils
The thoughts of one Moroccan schoolteacher immediately turned to her pupils when she felt the 6.8-magnitude earthquake strike a week…
‘Disaster of epic proportions’: Libya prosecutor probes deadly dam collapse | Floods News
Libya’s top prosecutor will investigate the collapse of two dams in the eastern port of Derna that launched a fast-moving…
Buthelezi funeral: South Africans mull legacy of divisive Zulu leader
Mourners have gathered for the funeral of veteran South African politician and Zulu chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi. He has been granted…
US in ‘regular contact’ with Saudi Arabia over global oil supplies | Oil and Gas News
Constant discussions aim to ensure a ‘stable and affordable supply of energy to global markets’, White House official says. The…
Somali PM: Nearly 20 years of fighting al-Shabab | Al-Shabab
Premier Hamza Abdi Barre discusses why, despite the international support for the army, al-Shabab remains powerful. For almost two decades,…
Global South leaders demand end of ‘plundering international order’ | News
G77+China summit comes amid growing frustration with the Western-led world order because of widening differences over the Russian war in…
Analysis: Concerns raised in Brussels over EU-Tunisia migration pact | Migration News
Concerns are increasing in Brussels over the July migration pact agreed between the European Union and Tunisia with analysts saying…
Will the AU’s admission to the G20 bring real change? | Debt
The G20 gave the African Union a seat at its table during its annual summit in India. African nations are…
Ovidio Guzman, son of feared Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’, extradited to US | Drugs News
Ovidio ‘the Mouse’ Guzman was flown across the border from a prison in Mexico to face drug charges in the…
Russia shows N Korea’s Kim hypersonic missiles, nuclear-capable bombers | Kim Jong Un News
North Korean leader continues tour of Russia with visit to airbase where he inspected latest Russian missiles, bombers. North Korean…
Russian spacecraft with two cosmonauts, US astronaut docks at space station | Space News
The International Space Stations remains a venue for cooperation between the US and Russia amid tension over Ukraine. Two Russian…
China sees ‘Cold War mentality’ in US-Vietnam pact, Vietnamese disagree | Politics News
Hanoi, Vietnam – When Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and United States President Joe Biden upgraded diplomatic…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 570 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 570th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, September 16,…
Biden calls for ‘win-win’ deal to resolve US auto workers’ strike | Manufacturing News
US president sends two government officials to Detroit, says corporate profits have not been shared fairly with workers. United States…
How ‘war on terror’ was fought, won in Southeast Asia – for now | Conflict News
Medan, Indonesia – In the early 2000s, the potential for terror attacks in Southeast Asia appeared dramatically different from today.…