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March 17, 2024

Anger rises over South Africa making millions in US benefits while cozying up to Iran, Russia and Hamas

South Africa is drowning in murders, power and water cuts and the world’s highest unemployment rate while its government spends millions in talks with Hamas, Iran and Russia.

March 15, 2024

Congo bringing back death penalty as violence, militant attacks surge

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has lifted its two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty amid surging militant violence in the Central African nation.

March 15, 2024

Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to address supporters after months in prison

Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's prominent opposition leader, was released from prison ahead of the March 24 election. Sonko said he plans to address his supporters.

March 15, 2024

Self-styled 'prophet' charged with exploiting 251 children through labor in Zimbabwe

A man identifying himself as a prophet has been charged with exploiting children in Zimbabwe after police raided his compound, where he led a religious sect.

March 15, 2024

3 soldiers killed, 27 people wounded in hotel attack in Somali capital

Three soldiers and 27 people were wounded on Thursday in an attack on a hotel in Somalia's capital. The attack involved explosions followed by gunfire.

March 14, 2024

Top Senegalese opposition leader freed from jail as election nears

Top Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was released from jail late Thursday, shortly before the West African nation's March 24 presidential election.

March 14, 2024

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

The Somali Islamist terrorist group al-Shabab has claimed credit for a Mogadishu hotel attack which breached the security perimeter; hotel is popular with government officials.

March 14, 2024

Gang leader ‘Barbecue’ threatens politicians involved in transition council as Kenya pauses police deployment

Kenya announced it is pausing a deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation cripples under weeks of gang violence and social unrest.

March 14, 2024

Large swaths of Africa without internet amid critical infrastructure failure

Major internet outages were reported Thursday in a dozen African countries, following the apparent failure of several undersea telecommunication cables.

March 13, 2024

Self-styled 'prophet' arrested in Zimbabwe; 16 graves, 251 child laborers found on property

Zimbabwean police have arrested a self-described prophet at a compound where 16 unregistered graves and over 250 child laborers were found.