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Africa

109 migrants dead, 116 missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti

The vessel was carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen.
By AFP 2026-10-11 12:28:08
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide.
By AFP 2026-10-09 15:29:07
Relations between the two neighbouring countries, who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, have again deteriorated in recent months.
By AFP 2026-10-09 11:22:49
"Another takedown this week out of Ghana," FBI director Kash Patel announced on social media, posting a photo of US agents alongside Ghanaian authorities.
By AFP 2026-10-09 11:11:32
Violence erupted in Johannesburg's Soweto and the east coast port city of Durban on Thursday, with several cars torched and small foreign-run stores looted.
By AFP 2026-10-09 11:04:20
The flamboyance Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist Wicknell Chivayo followed him to his final farewell on Thursday at Sahwira Glen Forest Memorial Park in Harare.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-10-08 22:21:08
Teenagers armed with Kalashnikovs guard a gold mine in the southeastern DRC Congo, where local militias milk the conflict between government forces and the M23 armed group for guns and profit.
By AFP 2026-10-08 14:50:17
Thousands of Zimbabweans gathered in Harare’s central business district to pay tribute to businessman and philanthropist Wicknell Chivayo.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-10-07 23:29:52
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde lead AU consultations in Goma engaging AFC/M23 leaders to support peace in eastern DRC
By Mike Kihaki 2026-10-07 21:46:34
The Africa Credit Ratings Agency (AfCRA), backed by the African Union after nearly a decade of talks, will judge the creditworthiness of countries, businesses and institutions.
By AFP 2026-10-07 11:12:45
Washington has been pursuing one-on-one health aid deals with various African countries after President Donald Trump shut down the USAID agency last year.
By AFP 2026-10-06 16:51:29
Dangote has warned African countries to create jobs and invest in industries for the continent’s young population or risk losing the economic gains of its demographic strength.
By David Njaaga 2026-10-05 17:26:51