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Piers Potter
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Madagascar security forces fire tear gas and rubber bullets as youth protests intensify
Security forces in Madagascar have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the latest youth-led protest, following two weeks of anti-government demonstrations that have...
At least 13 killed as RSF shells hospital in besieged El-Fasher
At least 13 people have been killed in an attack on one of the last remaining hospitals in El-Fasher, a Sudanese city trapped under siege...
Fort Hare suspends operations after violent student protests and arson attacks
The University of Fort Hare, one of South Africa’s most historic institutions, has suspended all activities following violent protests that left several buildings in flames....
US Prosecutors Say Lockerbie Bombing Suspect Freely Confessed to Attacks on Americans
US prosecutors have claimed that a Libyan man accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 freely...
Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of Plotting War Amid Rising Tensions Over Red Sea Access
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war in coordination with an opposition faction, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two...
CAF Says Morocco Will Host AFCON as Planned Despite Protests Over Stadium Spending
Protests against Morocco’s government, partly fuelled by anger over massive spending on stadiums, will not affect the country’s plans to host the Africa Cup of...
World Bank Lifts Sub-Saharan Africa Growth Forecast to 3.8% Amid Falling Inflation
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies are set to grow by 3.8% this year, up from an earlier forecast of 3.5%, as inflation eases and trade conditions improve,...
Chad Ends Partnership With Prince Harry–Linked Conservation Group Over Poaching Concerns
Chad has terminated a 15-year partnership with African Parks, a non-profit conservation group associated with Prince Harry, accusing it of failing to curb poaching and...
US Deports 10 More People to Eswatini Despite Legal Challenge
The United States has deported 10 people to Eswatini, defying efforts by human rights groups in the southern African nation to block the plan through...
South Africa’s Top Court Grants Equal Parental Leave to Fathers
South Africa’s highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave – a landmark judgment hailed as a...