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Piers Potter
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Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar exceeds 300
Dead bodies from cyclone Freddy are being recovered in Malawi. In Blantyre the capital, military personnel on Thursday helped people to recover the bodies of those...
Tanzania’s first female president on visit to South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, on a state visit to South Africa, has urged more security cooperation and trade between the two...
3 Students Die, 18 Injured as Lorry Rams into Classroom in Uganda
Four students have been confirmed dead after a lorry rammed into their classroom at Kasaka secondary school near the capital, Kampala. According to police, the...
South Africa: NGO warns of threat to energy transition from industrial giants
South Africa’s industrial giants are “endangering” the African powerhouse’s energy transition by continuing to defend fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. South African...
8 Croatians in Zambia face new charges of child trafficking
A court in Zambia has discharged eight Croatians who had been charged with child trafficking. Earlier this week a court dropped child trafficking charges against...
Turkey and Syria powerful earthquake kills more than 4,300
Türkiye and Syria witnessed massive destruction after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Türkiye on early hours of Monday. At least 8,000 people rescued...
Cameroon tycoon held over journalist’s abduction and murder
A Cameroonian businessman was arrested on Monday in connection with the high-profile abduction and murder of a journalist, his company and a communications ministry official...
Number of casualties unknown as building collapses in Abuja
Emergency agencies in Nigeria say 24 people have been rescued from a collapsed building in Abuja and three people have died after suffering fatal injuries....
South Africa may sponsor Tottenham Hotspur in 48 million euro deal
South African media reports claimed the deal would be worth 48 million euros over three years from the start of the 2023-2024 season and give...
UK court charges former Nigerian official of planning to harvest kidney from man for his daughter
Nigeria’s former deputy senate president and his wife appeared in a London court on Tuesday ahead of their trial for organ harvesting, but his accused...