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Piers Potter
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“Zimbabwe: Government Confirms Safe Rescue of All 15 Trapped Miners”
South African mining magnate Mzi Khumalo’s Metallon Corporation announced this week its intention to formalize operations at its Redwing Mine in Zimbabwe, following the rescue...
“IMF Approves $60.7 Million Disbursement to Mozambique”
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has completed the third review of Mozambique’s three-year loan program, enabling an immediate disbursement of approximately $60.7 million to...
“South Africa to Reopen Inquiry into Apartheid-Era Activist Murders”
South Africa is set to reopen an inquiry into the unsolved murder of four anti-apartheid activists, a case that has remained unresolved for almost four...
“DRC’s Electoral Commission Invalidates Votes for 82 Candidates Due to Illegal Activities”
EN FRANCAIS! KINSHASA — The Congolese election commission announced the invalidation of votes for 82 out of 101,000 candidates in the legislative and local polls...
“Pretoria Residents React to News of Oscar Pistorius’s Release from Jail in South Africa”
EN FRANCAIS! In Pretoria, the South African capital, residents offered mixed reactions on Friday to the news of former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius’s release from...
“Jay-Z and Jeymes Samuel Unveil Biblical Epic ‘The Book of Clarence'”
In 2021, the BFI London Film Festival made a bold and star-studded opening with the Netflix film The Harder They Fall, a Western featuring an...
“Zambian Schools Extend Closure by Three Weeks Amid Cholera Outbreak”
EN FRANCAIS! Zambia has postponed the start of its school year by three weeks, following a similar move in January 2018, due to an increase...
“Oscar Pistorius Released on Parole After 9 Years in South African Prison”
IN FRENCH! South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole after serving nearly nine years for killing his girlfriend, according to...
“DRC Election: Catholic and Protestant Churches Demand Inquiry Before Accepting Results”
KINSHASA—The Democratic Republic of Congo’s influential Catholic bishops conference and Protestant churches demanded an independent inquiry into irregularities and alleged legal violations during the December...
Italian Premier Meloni says curbing migrant arrivals from Africa is about investment, not charity
ROME – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni conveyed to her European Union counterparts on Thursday that the reduction of migration flows from African countries hinges...