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Tuesday 18 July is Nelson Mandela Day, recognising the South African leader’s achievements in history on the anniversary of his…
Tuesday 18 July is Nelson Mandela Day, recognising the South African leader’s achievements in history on the anniversary of his…
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Millions of Ethiopians are expected to take part in a massive tree-planting campaign, with the authorities saying they hope half…
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The Biden administration has wiped out $39bn (£29.7bn) in student loans for 804,000 borrowers with debts outstanding for more than…
A man has been arrested after a fatal assault at a house in Cork. Gardaí (Irish police) discovered the body…
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The medical charity Doctors Without Borders, MSF, has given a disturbing account of the increasingly desperate humanitarian situation in the…
Karim Khan, the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), has told the BBC that “there is no hope of…
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Ugandan officials from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) have been tasked to explain how $2.6m (£2m) was used…
In a strong warning to the opposition, Kenya’s President William Ruto has said “protests will no longer take place in…
The number of boats carrying migrants from North Africa across the Mediterranean is growing fast – but Europe is struggling…
A year ago, Ons Jabeur had a photo of the Wimbledon women’s trophy on her phone screen as she chased…
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed a bill into law that imposes penalties on Zimbabweans who are found to have…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security to address ongoing food inflation. Immediate, medium…
A Kenyan minister has accused people of invading forests and breaking the law by doing things like charcoal burning since…
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is in Russia’s capital, Moscow, for “health reasons”, his foundation has said. “He will…
Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to resume talks over a controversial hydroelectric mega-dam that Addis Ababa is building over the…