A “one-in, one-out” deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France will come into force on Wednesday, the UK government has announced.The interior ministry said that British authorities were “operationally ready” and that migrant detentions were expected to begin “within days” following the ratification of …
US attempts to interfere with South Africa’s domestic issues have brought relations between the nations to “a low”, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told AFP in an interview Tuesday.Tariffs of 30 percent — the highest on any sub-Saharan African country — are set to hit certain South African exports Friday in the absence of a trade …
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More countries must recognise a Palestinian state and stand up to Israel to stop its “genocidal activities”, South Africa’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told AFP in an interview Tuesday. Pretoria has been a leading critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza, bringing a case before the UN’s top court in December 2023 arguing that its war in …
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As Nigerian women dominate sports on the continent, they’re facing off not just against top talent abroad but a domestic atmosphere of mismanagement and pay disparities — and even the risk of repression for speaking out.Nigeria is fresh off a win at the finals of Women’s AfroBasket, their fifth-consecutive championship at the continent’s top hardwood …
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Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey was granted conditional bail on Tuesday after appearing in a London court on rape and sexual assault charges.The 32-year-old Ghana international has been charged with five counts of rape against two women, as well as a charge of sexual assault against a third woman.The alleged offences took place between 2021 and …
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In Gabon’s sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa.Two billion years ago, the eastern Gabonese region of Lastourville was covered by a vast ocean.But that has long given way to dense forest and dolomite cliffs dotted …
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NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies, and jihadists who view them as symbols of Western influence.In the world terror epicentre, nearly 30 million people rely on humanitarian aid provided by non-governmental organisations and international bodies.”The need is mostly concentrated in the central Sahel” …
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called US tariffs set to hit certain South African exports this week “very punitive”, and said his country would seek to limit their impact.The 30-percent tariff is the highest in sub-Saharan Africa and comes as diplomatic relations between South Africa and the United States are in tatters over a range …
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The use of pesticides in East Africa, some sold by European firms despite being banned in the EU, is killing off bees in large numbers and threatening whole eco-systems, scientists say. Joseph Ruzigana, of Muhanga district in southern Rwanda, woke up one morning to find all the bees in his 20 newly constructed beehives had died.”Fellow …
Hundreds of thousands of young faithful feted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star Saturday at an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, after the head of the Catholic Church made a dramatic entrance by helicopter.Pilgrims began crying and cheering when the white military helicopter descended over the sprawling, open-air site in Rome’s eastern outskirts;Organisers said …
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