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Piers Potter
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Interpol Sting Nets 260 Suspects in Africa Cyber Scam Crackdown
Interpol has announced the arrest of 260 suspected cyber scammers in a sweeping sting across 14 African countries, targeting online fraud networks behind romance scams...
Ebola Outbreak: 11 New Cases Reported in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling a new Ebola outbreak, with health officials confirming 11 additional cases in the Bulape Health Zone of Kasai...
French Navy Seizes $610m Cocaine Haul off West Africa
The French navy has seized nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated $610m (£540m) off the coast of West Africa, authorities announced. Two French...
Ramaphosa at UN: Stop Using Trade as a Weapon
Addressing the UN General Assembly, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a strong rebuke of the global economic system, warning against the increasing use of...
Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug to Be Made Affordable in Over 100 Countries
A revolutionary HIV prevention drug, Lenacapavir, will soon be available at a drastically reduced price in over 100 low- and middle-income countries—offering hope to millions...
Jamaican Man Deported from U.S. to Eswatini, Sent Back to Jamaica
Orville Isaac Etoria, a 62-year-old Jamaican man, was recently deported from the U.S. to Eswatini under former President Donald Trump’s strict immigration policies. However, in...
Over 80 buffaloes die in mass stampede along Namibia-Botswana border
More than 80 buffaloes have died after trampling over each other and drowning in the Chobe River, Namibia’s environment ministry has confirmed. The animals were...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger quit International Criminal Court, call it tool of ‘neo-colonial repression’
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing the UN-backed tribunal as an “instrument of neo-colonialist...
Ghana deportees sue government over detention after US expulsion
Eleven people recently deported from the United States have taken legal action against the Ghanaian government, arguing that their detention in a military camp is...
South African hospital cleaner arrested with bag of human placentas
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a hospital cleaner after she was allegedly caught with a bag of human placentas, which authorities believe she was trying...