Category: Africa

South Africa President Ramaphosa’s ‘Farmgate’ raises tough questions for his future

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South Africa President Ramaphosa’s ‘Farmgate’ raises tough questions for his future The future of South Africa’s president looks grim as many, including the opposition leaders, have asked for his resignation after condemning the report. The future of South Africa’s president looks grim as many, including the opposition leaders, have asked for his resignation after a condemning report was submitted to Parliament mentioned that he may have been involved in the ‘Farmgate’ scandal. Cyril Ramaphosa might face impeachment if proven guilty of breaking an anti-corruption law. The opposition, the Democratic Alliance…

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Minibus-truck collision kills 14 in southwestern Egypt

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Minibus-truck collision kills 14 in southwestern Egypt At least 14 people were killed in a road collision involving a minibus and a truck in southern Egypt on Tuesday, health authorities said. At least 14 people were killed in a road collision involving a minibus and a truck in southern Egypt on Tuesday, health authorities said. In a statement, the Egyptian authorities said the minibus and pickup truck collided near the remote oasis village of Abu Minqar in the southwestern province of El-Wadi El-Gedid. Mahmoud Abu El-Laly, the province’s head of…

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Close and historical ties’: Rajnath Singh to host India-Africa Defence Dialogue

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Close and historical ties’: Rajnath Singh to host India-Africa Defence Dialogue India-Africa Defence Dialogue will be hosted by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in conjunction with DefExpo 2022. The event will be held on October 18. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence on Sunday, it has been said that Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister of India, will host the Defence Ministers of African Nations during the IADD (India-Africa Defence Dialogue) on October 18. The dialogue will be held at the 12th DefExpo in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The broad theme for…

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa Soldiers fix roofs and raise power poles under a blazing sun, while teachers salvage wet school books and residents cook over wood fires in La Coloma, a fishing and industrial town on Cuba’s coast that took the brunt of Hurricane Ian. Soldiers fix roofs and raise power poles under a blazing sun, while teachers salvage wet school books and residents cook over wood fires in La Coloma, a fishing and industrial town on Cuba’s coast that took the brunt of Hurricane Ian. Ten…

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Babies in Tigray dying at 4 times pre-war levels, study says

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Babies in Tigray dying at 4 times pre-war levels, study says Babies in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are dying in their first month of life at four times the rate before the war cut off access to most medical care for over 5 million people, according to the most sweeping study yet of how mothers and children are suffering. Babies in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are dying in their first month of life at four times the rate before the war cut off access to most medical care for over…

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UK couple murdered & bodies thrown to crocodiles in South Africa, here’s what happened

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UK couple murdered & bodies thrown to crocodiles in South Africa, here’s what happened After recording for the show, Rod and Rachel Saunders told an employee that they were travelling to the Ngoye Forest Reserve when they apparently vanished. A British couple has been murdered and their bodies packed into a sleeping bag and thrown to crocodiles by a gang in South Africa, a court has heard. Botanists Rod Saunders, 74 along with their wife Rachel, 63, spent six months a year trekking through mountains and forests in search of…

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Ecuador prison clash leaves at least 15 dead, 20 injured

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Ecuador prison clash leaves at least 15 dead, 20 injured A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the Latacunga prison in central Ecuador on Monday left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured, authorities said. A clash between inmates armed with guns and knives inside the Latacunga prison in central Ecuador on Monday left at least 15 people dead and 20 injured, authorities said. Officials attributed the fighting to national and international drug trafficking groups which have turned the Andean nation’s prisons into the scene of…

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Who was Abdullahi Nadir? Al Shabaab co-founder carrying $3 mn bounty killed in Somalia

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Who was Abdullahi Nadir? Al Shabaab co-founder carrying $3 mn bounty killed in Somalia Abdullahi Nadir, a top leader of the Al-Shabaab terror organization, was killed in an operation conducted by Somali National Army on 1 October. A top commander of the terrorist organisation, Al-Shabaab, has been neutralised in a joint operation by the Somali military and unnamed international partner forces, informed the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of the Federal Republic of Somalia. According to the statement, Abdullahi Nadir (Alias- Abdullahi Yare) was killed by the National Army…

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Nobel panel to announce winner of medicine prize

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Nobel panel to announce winner of medicine prize The winner, or winners, of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced Monday at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The winner, or winners, of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced Monday at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Among the researchers who may be honored this year are those who were instrumental in the development of the mRNA technology that went into COVID-19 vaccines, which saved millions of lives across the world. Last year’s…

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UK King Charles III to host South African leader in state visit

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King Charles III to host South African leader in state visit King Charles III will welcome South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the U.K. for three days of high-level talks next month, celebrating the first state visit of his reign with the leader of a Commonwealth member with close ties to the royal family. King Charles III will welcome South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the U.K. for three days of high-level talks next month, celebrating the first state visit of his reign with the leader of a Commonwealth member…

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