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With a Mediterranean coastline, natural thermal springs, clement weather and affordability, Tunisia has become the world’s second-largest destination for seawater-based treatments known as thalassotherapy.Now, it is setting its sights on overtaking France to claim the top spot.”The main advantage of Tunisia is its coast and thalassotherapy,” compared with neighbouring countries, said Mario Paolo, an Italian, …

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation.The land issue in South Africa has long been divisive, with efforts to redress the inequality of white-rule drawing criticism …

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Namibia captain Peter Shalulile scored twice as leaders Mamelodi Sundowns hammered Golden Arrows 4-0 on Sunday for their biggest win in the South African Premiership this season. The victory came a day after Patrick Maswanganyi converted an added-time penalty to snatch a 1-0 win for second-placed Orlando Pirates over Kaizer Chiefs in a Soweto derby.Defending champions …

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Rwanda on Sunday welcomed calls for a summit of two African regional groups to discuss the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo, as Tanzania became the latest country to announce the loss of soldiers there.M23 fighters, who the UN and several nations say are backed by Rwanda, have made substantial gains in eastern DRC, taking …

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The largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the southern hemisphere was unveiled in Johannesburg Sunday with scores of worshippers participating in a ceremony to mark the occasion. Although less than two percent of South Africans identify as Hindu, it is the most followed religion among the country’s Indian community.Crowds of worshippers arrived before dawn to …

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In Uganda, millions of schoolchildren have benefitted from a universal education program backed by the United States. In South Sudan, US assistance has helped thousands of flood victims at risk of cholera.With one swoop of the pen, President Donald Trump froze the bulk of US foreign assistance for three months on returning to office, demanding …

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Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and activists, the latest bloodshed in Sudan’s devastating war.Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a battle for power since April 2023 that has intensified this month with …

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The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi’s president said Saturday, as Africa’s top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases.The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 has vowed to march on the capital Kinshasa after capturing eastern DRC’s biggest city of Goma earlier …

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Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists.Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a battle for power since April 2023 that has intensified this month with the army fighting to take back …

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Dozens of migrants left Italian-run facilities in Albania on Saturday after judges in Rome refused to approve their detention, in another setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.An Italian boat carrying 43 migrants departed from the Albanian port of Shengjin for the Italian port of Bari, according to an AFP journalist.The migrants arrived in Albania on …

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