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Death of anti-apartheid activist in 1977 after police beat him into a coma sparked outrage across the worldSouth African prosecutors will reopen an inquest into the death of the prominent anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, nearly 50 years after he die…
Three double killings come as police carry out ‘targeted operations’ to tackle gang violence in Cape Flats areaSix people have been shot dead in two days in a crime-plagued area of Cape Town, adding to the death toll in a city already reeling from the …
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), located on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, has finally been inaugurated. While many celebrate its potential to boost the country’s economy, concerns persist in neighbouring Egypt and Sudan over possible water sho…
Cheap ultra-processed food behind rise in overweight children, with one in 10 now obese globally, says UnicefMore children around the world are obese than underweight for the first time, according to a UN report that warns ultra-processed junk food is …
For many Africans suffering under climate-driven crises such as drought or flooding, adapting to the climate crisis is seen as a top priority writes Nick Ferris from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. But aid cuts – particularly from Donald Trump – mean t…
Virunga, Africa’s first national park, is home to endangered wildlife, including the world’s largest population of mountain gorillas. Situated in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the park is marking its centenary despite continuing threats fr…
ICC hearing takes place in absence of Ugandan rebel leader accused of murder, rape, torture and sexual slaveryAn international criminal court hearing into charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Ugandan fugitive rebel leader Josep…
White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro has claimed that the BRICS group is unlikely to last because the member states have “long hated each other.”
The constitutional court in Côte d’Ivoire has definitively barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former banker Tidjane Thiam, from standing in the presidential election on the grounds they have been removed from the electo…
Ethiopian PM says dam will electrify entire region but Egypt fears it could restrict water supply during droughtsEthiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, a project that could transform the country’s energy sector but may also increa…