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Piers Potter
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Ramaphosa to Meet Trump Amid Tensions Over White Farmer Resettlement
Relations between South Africa and the United States have grown increasingly tense in recent months—and the strain is now hard to ignore. Since Donald Trump...
Gambia Launches Probe into Sale of Seized Yahya Jammeh Assets Amid Public Outcry
The Gambian government has launched an investigation into the sale of assets seized from former President Yahya Jammeh, following growing public concern over alleged corruption...
Rugby World Pays Tribute as Cornal Hendricks Dies at 37
South African rugby is mourning the loss of Cornal Hendricks, the former Springbok winger who passed away at the age of 37 on May 14,...
Mali’s Junta Dissolves All Political Parties in Sweeping Crackdown
Mali’s military junta has dissolved all political parties and organisations of a political nature, deepening its crackdown on dissent amid growing domestic and international pressure...
Ramaphosa Slams Afrikaner Refugees in US as “Cowards”
President Cyril Ramaphosa has sharply criticised a group of 59 white South Africans who were granted refugee status in the US, calling their relocation an...
Captain Ibrahim Traoré: The Revolutionary Captain Shaking Up Africa
At just 37 years old, Burkina Faso’s military leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré has become one of the most talked-about figures in African politics. Charismatic and...
First Group of White South African Refugees Expected in the U.S. Next Week
The first group of white, Afrikaans-speaking South Africans is reportedly set to arrive in the United States early next week, after being granted refugee status...
Putin Hosts Global Leaders for Victory Day Amid War and Isolation
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and other world leaders in Moscow...
While Europe Marks Victory in WWII, Algeria Remembers a Day of Tragedy
As Europe commemorates the 80th anniversary of its victory over fascism and the end of World War II, Algeria marks a far more somber milestone:...
DRC’s Mining Sector Enters a New Phase of Growth
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), home to some of the world’s largest cobalt and copper reserves, is entering a transformative new chapter. Recent geological...