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Piers Potter
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Cape Town Protests Demand End to Israel-Gaza War as Conflict Approaches Second Year
On Saturday, large crowds gathered in Cape Town calling for an end to the Israel-Gaza war, which is approaching its second year. Waving Palestinian flags...
New Generation Emerges in Mozambique’s Election as Independence-Era Leaders Step Aside
Mozambique is gearing up for a pivotal election that will mark the end of an era, as the country prepares for its first presidential candidate...
South Africa’s Constitutional Court to Decide on Reviving Ramaphosa Impeachment
South Africa’s Constitutional Court announced on Thursday that it will hear a petition next month from two opposition parties seeking to revive impeachment proceedings against...
At Least 78 Dead as Ferry Capsizes on Lake Kivu in DR Congo
At least 78 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just a few hundred meters from...
How a Mega Dam Triggered Zambia’s Power Crisis
Zambia is currently facing an unprecedented electricity crisis, marked by some of the worst blackouts in recent memory. Despite the abundant Zambezi River and the...
“Outrage Erupts Over Farmer Allegedly Feeding Women to Pigs”
The tragic case of two Black women, Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, allegedly shot and disposed of by a white farmer and his...
Thousands of Haitians on the Brink of Starvation as Hunger Nears Famine Levels
Around 6,000 people in Haiti are facing starvation, with nearly half of the population at crisis levels of hunger as gang violence cripples daily life...
“DRC Reports Highest-Ever Number of Sexual Violence Victims in 2023”
New data reveals that teams from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and the DRC’s health ministry treated more than two victims and survivors of sexual violence...
“Tanzanian Gang Rapists Sentenced to Life in Prison”
A court in Tanzania’s capital has sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the gang rape and sodomy of a girl under the age of...