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Somalia’s president to visit Ethiopia over Red Sea access, mounting tensions
The two countries are looking to build on a recent peace deal that aims to defuse mounting tension in the Horn of Africa.
11 Jan 2025 - 9:17PM
Belt and Road Initiative
China gets major Nigeria rail project back on track by granting key loan
11 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM
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Africa
Attempted assault on Chad presidential complex leaves 19 dead
10 Jan 2025 - 8:03AM
Africa
‘Miracle’ Zimbabwe boy, 7, wanders for 5 days through animal-filled park
Tinashe Farawo roamed through Matusadona Park where wild animals – including lions, elephants and rhinos – live.
4 Jan 2025 - 12:54AM
A seven-year-old in Zimbabwe was found unscathed after he wandered alone for five days in a national park inhabited by lions and other wild animals. Photo: Shutterstock
Africa
Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so
Several West African nations – including coup-hit Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have recently asked the French to leave.
1 Jan 2025 - 12:22PM
Africa
Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging
New law will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death row.
1 Jan 2025 - 11:31AM
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Ethiopia
More than 70 killed in Ethiopia road accident involving wedding party
The accident occurred when an overcrowded lorry that was carrying wedding guests plunged into a river.
31 Dec 2024 - 11:53AM
Most passengers, including the driver, were killed due to the impact. Photo: AP
Africa
Sudan government rejects UN-backed famine declaration
The war has reportedly created famine conditions for 638,000 people, with a further 8.1 million on the brink of mass starvation.
29 Dec 2024 - 10:50PM
Africa
Aid reaches south Khartoum in Sudan civil war amid humanitarian crisis
Civilians in the paramilitary RSF held capital of Sudan received their first aid convoy since the war began 20 months ago, volunteers said.
28 Dec 2024 - 6:41PM
Africa
1,500 prisoners escape in Mozambique amid post-election unrest
Groups of protesters approached the penitentiary, triggering unrest inside and prompting inmates to knock down a wall and flee.
26 Dec 2024 - 9:29PM
Africa
17 Chinese nationals accused of running illegal gold mine in Congo
The men were arrested after failing to provide documents to officials during an unannounced government visit to the site.
21 Dec 2024 - 7:19AM
Gold miners are seen at work in Kamituga in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province in September. Photo: AP
Africa
40 million in West and Central Africa struggling to feed themselves: UN
Severe climate shocks, conflict, displacement and economic instability are driving food insecurity, with emergency levels of hunger soaring.
20 Dec 2024 - 9:29PM
France
France’s Macron extends visit to cyclone-hit Mayotte after locals vent anger
Mayotte residents demand more help from the French president after deadly Cyclone Chido left a trail of destruction.
20 Dec 2024 - 5:51PM
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Africa
New Congo death suggests mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria
The patient had haemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading health officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved.
20 Dec 2024 - 2:43AM
Africa
France’s Macron visits ‘demolished’ Mayotte as residents seek aid
At least 31 people have died and more than 1,500 people were injured, more than 200 critically.
19 Dec 2024 - 11:22PM
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron with staff members and local elected representatives at the Mayotte Hospital Centre in Mamoudzou. Photo: AFP
Extreme weather
Macron to visit France’s cyclone-battered Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead
Cyclone Chido swept over Mayotte on Saturday with storm gusts reaching speeds of over 220km/h, leaving a trail of destruction.
17 Dec 2024 - 2:05PM
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Extreme weather
Hundreds feared dead as cyclone hits Indian Ocean French island of Mayotte
Hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died, says local official after the worst storm in a century.
16 Dec 2024 - 9:09PM
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Africa
Ghana will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect
Ghana’s president-elect wants to review the $3 billion rescue package to tackle wasteful spending and upgrade the energy sector.
14 Dec 2024 - 9:13PM
Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama. Photo: Reuters
Africa
‘Horrendous massacre’: over 100 killed in Sudanese air strike on Darfur market
The attack is the latest in a series of escalating violence in Sudan’s 20-month war, with both sides accused of targeting civilians.
10 Dec 2024 - 7:37PM
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Africa
Ghana’s ex-leader Mahama declared presidential election winner
Previously president between 2012 and 2017, John Dramani Mahama has promised to ‘reset’ Ghana, usher in economic revival.
10 Dec 2024 - 2:49PM
Disease
Mystery ‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as WHO sends team to DR Congo
Dozens of people have died in southwest Congo after contracting a mysterious illness, dubbed Disease X.
9 Dec 2024 - 1:35PM
Open Questions series
China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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