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Piers Potter
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Nigerian Man Extradited to US Over Sextortion Case Linked to Teen’s Death
A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to the sextortion of a minor, a...
Crisis in Goma: Rising Violence, Humanitarian Concerns, and Regional Tensions
The escalating violence in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has sparked grave humanitarian and political concerns. The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm...
DR Congo President Rushes Home Amid Escalating Conflict in Eastern Region
Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) President Felix Tshisekedi has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos to address the intensifying...
Ramaphosa Signs Land Expropriation Bill Amid Heated Debate
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed into law a contentious bill allowing the state to seize land without compensation in specific circumstances. The...
Cape Town Memorial Honors Black South African Servicemen of World War I
After more than a century of neglect, hundreds of black South African servicemen who died during World War I have finally been recognized with a...
Doctors in Darfur Risk Their Lives to Save Others Amid Relentless Bombardment
In Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher, Dr. Mustafa Ali Abdulrahman Ibo and his colleagues perform surgeries under harrowing conditions in the last functioning hospital. For...
Zulu Queen Loses Legal Bid to Block King Misuzulu’s Third Marriage Amid Controversies
Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela, the first wife of South Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, has failed in her legal attempt to prevent the monarch from marrying...
South African Police Launch Manhunt for Alleged Gold Mine Kingpin After 78 Bodies Found
South African police have launched a manhunt for James Neo Tshoaeli, a Lesotho national known as “Tiger,” who is accused of controlling operations at an...
Stilfontein Tragedy: Inside the Horror of South Africa’s Illegal Mining Crisis
In the darkness of small, damp caves, dozens of miners endured unimaginable suffering. Cramped in spaces so shallow they couldn’t stand, the air was thick...
Seven Years On, Justice for Kenya’s Baby Samantha Remains Elusive
Seven years after their six-month-old daughter, Samantha Pendo, was fatally injured during a violent police operation in Kenya, her parents, Joseph Oloo Abanja and Lensa...