South Africa’s government said on Thursday that it had received distress calls from 17 citizens who…
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Egypt’s Enany set to lead UNESCO despite criticism of heritage record at home
Egypt’s former tourism and antiquities minister Khaled El-Enany is set to be confirmed as head of…
Conservative justices sharply question Trump tariffs in high-stakes hearing
President Donald Trump’s use of sweeping tariffs faced sharp questioning at the Supreme Court on Wednesday,…
Boeing settles with families of three 737 MAX crash victims
Boeing has reached settlements in three lawsuits brought by the families of victims who died in the March…
Mamdani thinks Trump threats are ‘inevitable’, but it won’t stop his plans to lower cost of living
Zohran Mamdani pledged to stand up to pressure from the Trump administration in his first press…
South Sudan President sacks Finance Minister after only two months in post
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired the country’s finance minister just over two months after…
Tunisia repatriates 10,000 migrants in 2025, vows not to become a transit zone
Tunisia has repatriated about 10,000 irregular migrants so far this year, most of them from sub-Saharan…
Nigeria sells $2.25bn Eurobond as it shrugs off US military threat
Nigeria raised $2.25 billion in a bond sale on Wednesday as markets largely shrugged off threats…
US diplomat Landau speaks to Mali’s foreign minister about regional security
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Tuesday that he spoke with Mali’s foreign…
Tanzania vote violated democratic values, AU observers say
Tanzania’s election did not comply with democratic standards, the African Union’s observer mission said on Wednesday of…