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Piers Potter
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South Africans ask UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels ahead of coronation
JOHANNESBURG, May 4 – Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is...
South African opera star will perform at coronation of King Charles III
South African Soprano, Pretty Yende is set to perform at the coronation of Charles III on May 6, in front of tens of millions of...
Ugandan minister shot and killed by his bodyguard
Ugandan national army soldier has shot and killed a government minister he was guarding. Retired Colonel Charles Okello Engola, who was the deputy minister for...
Ethiopia: 47 arrests after murder of Girma Yeshitila, head of Abiy’s Prosperity Party in Amhara
Ethiopian security forces said Sunday they had arrested 47 suspects after the murder of a leader of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling party, accusing him...
Tunisia struggles to cope with number of migrant deaths
“On Tuesday, we had more than 200 bodies, well beyond the capacity of the hospital, which creates a health problem,” said Faouzi Masmoudi. So many migrants...
Another Kenyan pastor arrested amid probe into cult-like deaths
The authorities are currently conducting investigations into a religious sect that has been associated with the demise of almost a hundred individuals. PIERS POTTER AUDIO...
Buying banknotes to survive Zimbabwe’s sky-high inflation
“Everyone finds selling on the streets the easiest way to survive, but you have to be creative.” Noel Ngwenya, 44, from Chivi District of Masvingo...
South Africa’s President says ruling party wants country to quit ICC
PRETORIA: President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday (Apr 25) that his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party had resolved that South Africa should quit the...
Central Africa accuses rebels of killing nine Chinese miners
BANGUI, Central African Republic —Â Gunmen stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals and...
Missing Singapore tanker and crew found safe off West Africa
A Singapore-flagged oil tanker and its crew were recovered safely over the weekend after being attacked by pirates in international waters off the coast of...