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Africa
Uganda nurse dies from Ebola in first outbreak since 2022
Uganda has had multiple Ebola outbreaks, including one in 2000 that killed hundreds.
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Aviation accidents
2 Chinese nationals, 1 Indian and 17 others killed in South Sudan plane crash
30 Jan 2025 - 8:18AM
Africa
Congo’s M23 rebels control Goma airport, embassies attacked
28 Jan 2025 - 10:24PM
Offbeat
‘Running for fun,’ Japanese tour guide pulls 100kg rickshaw across Africa
‘I couldn’t make it without you guys,’ Yuji ‘Gump’ Suzuki tells supporters after his six-month rickshaw pull from Nairobi to Cape Town.
27 Jan 2025 - 7:45PM
Yuji “Gump” Suzuki with support team members near the end of his 6,400km rickshaw pull from Nairobi to Cape Town. Photo: AFP
Africa
Police kill man who set himself on fire outside Tunisian synagogue
The Interior Ministry said the man advanced toward an officer while ablaze, and a second officer opened fire to protect his colleague.
27 Jan 2025 - 12:50PM
Africa
Rwandan-backed rebels enter DR Congo’s Goma in major escalation
The M23 militia, supported by Rwanda, has taken control of the city, sparking clashes with Congolese forces and prompting evacuations.
27 Jan 2025 - 9:39PM
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Africa
Intense combat nears eastern DR Congo, UN plans urgent meeting
Fighting between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed fighters edged closer to the major city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
26 Jan 2025 - 9:50PM
Uruguayan soldiers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Photo: AFP
Africa
South African peacekeepers killed in DRC as fighting rages
Fighting has intensified in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the Congolese army and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters.
25 Jan 2025 - 10:27PM
Africa
Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze country’s largest oil refinery
Fighting nearby set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data shows, amid famine and Sudan’s worsening humanitarian crisis.
25 Jan 2025 - 4:56PM
European Union
Top drug lord finds refuge in Sierra Leone after marrying president’s daughter
The convicted cocaine smuggler, one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, enjoys high-level protection in the West African nation.
25 Jan 2025 - 10:51AM
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Africa
Rebels close in on eastern DR Congo’s largest city as army battles to halt advance
Rwanda-backed fighters advance on provincial capital Goma after capturing several towns, with 400,000 people already displaced this year.
24 Jan 2025 - 7:06PM
Congolese soldiers on top of a tank advancing towards Sake, 25km northwest of Goma. Photo: AFP
Italy
ICC seeks answers after Italy frees Libyan war crimes suspect
Italy detained a Libyan suspect on the back of an ICC arrest warrant, but he was swiftly released and flown home to Tripoli.
23 Jan 2025 - 3:05PM
Africa
At least 70 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker truck blast
The incident, which occurred after the truck overturned and spilled fuel, highlights the dangers of fuel scarcity and the desperate measures taken by residents.
20 Jan 2025 - 4:22AM
Africa
Mauritius PM questions US-British base lease, citing sovereignty concerns
Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam criticised the deal and described Britain’s agreement the government before his as a ‘sell out’.
18 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM
South Africa
South Africa mine rescue ends with at least 87 dead and 246 survivors
Police finished clearing out illegal miners who had been underground for months, some badly emaciated.
16 Jan 2025 - 4:39PM
Forensic service workers carry body remains in blue body bags. Photo: AP
Africa
3 Chinese citizens sentenced to 7 years for illegal mining in DR Congo
The trial took place against a backdrop of increasing efforts to combat illegal mineral trafficking in the DRC.
15 Jan 2025 - 11:06AM
South Africa
At least 100 miners dead after being trapped for months in South Africa mine: group
South Africa starts rescuing illegal gold miners stranded in deep shafts as footage shows dozens of dead bodies underground.
14 Jan 2025 - 3:28PM
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Africa
Mayotte braces for new storm less than a month after devastating cyclone
France’s east African territory braced for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after a deadly cyclone.
12 Jan 2025 - 7:28PM
Cyclone Dikeledi approaching Mayotte, in the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and mainland Africa, on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Africa
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
Chinese state lenders had pulled the plug on the Kaduna-Kano project in 2020, but have greenlit new financing on commercial terms.
11 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM
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Africa
Attempted assault on Chad presidential complex leaves 19 dead
The events coincided with an official visit by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Chad.
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
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
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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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
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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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
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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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