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US to expel South Africa ambassador as relations deteriorate
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that South Africas ambassador to Washington had been declared persona non grata,…
Archaeologists use song to herald findings in Guinea-Bissau dig
Kansala, Guinea-Bissau â For centuries, the history of the West African kingdom of Kaabu has been told mainly by word of…
Africa faces diabetes crisis, study finds
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA â Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes could affect millions more people in the coming decades after a…
Botswana hunting revenues almost double amid UK opposition
Gaborone, Botswanaâ¯â¯â¯â¯â¯â¯ â Botswana has made $4 million from the sale of licenses to hunt wild animals, the highest figure since…
Children being brutalized in Sudan’s civil war, say UNICEF and MSF
UNITED NATIONS â The head of the U.N. childrens program, UNICEF, said Thursday that 16 million children in Sudan are suffering…
Cyclone Jude batters Malawi, Mozambique; no deaths reported
BLANTYRE, MALAWI â Tropical Cyclone Jude slammed into parts of southern Africa this week, causing no deaths but leaving widespread damage,…
UN judge from Uganda convicted in UK of forcing woman into slavery
LONDON â A British jury on Thursday convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a…
Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege
WASHINGTON â Security forces in Somalia say they killed all six attackers who laid siege to a hotel in the central…
India, Mauritius upgrade strategic ties with eye on China
NEW DELHI â India and Mauritius have upgraded their ties, say leaders of both countries â a move analysts say is…
Zimbabwe journalist still in custody after case adjourned
A High Court judge in Zimbabwe on Wednesday adjourned the case of a journalist arrested over his interviews with a…
