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US President Joe Biden is expected to visit Germany and Angola this week. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Biden to visit Germany to make up for trip cancelled due to hurricane

US President Joe Biden to make his first bilateral visit to Germany in his four-year term of office.

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Sudan rescuers say air strike killed 23 in Khartoum market

Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s first Black central bank chief, dies at 65

Africa

Tunisia’s Saied wins re-election, entrenching his power in Arab spring’s birthplace

Kai’s Saied won Sunday’s vote by a landslide – but low turnout reflected widespread discontent in the cradle of the Arab spring pro-democracy uprisings.

Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied celebrate. Photo: EPA-EFE
Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied celebrate. Photo: EPA-EFE

Africa

Tunisia votes with opposition behind bars, Saied set for re-election

Though the birthplace of the Arab Spring, the election is seen as a closing chapter in the Tunisia’s experiment with democracy.

Africa

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

The 265,000 doses donated by the EU and US were rolled out on Saturday. DR Congo has reported 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths.

Europe

Thousands march for Palestinians ahead of October 7 anniversary

Pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in cities in the UK, France, South Africa, Ireland and Switzerland to demand an end to Gaza conflict.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march to Downing Street to mark one year of the Israeli operations in Gaza and to call for a permanent ceasefire as part of an event organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in London, Britain on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Africa

South African man who raped dozens of women gets 42 life sentences

Nkosinathi Phakathi, 40, targeted schoolgirls and forced children to watch him carry out rapes between 2012 and 2021.

Johannesburg’s central business district. South Africa suffers from a soaring violent crime rate, one of the highest in the world, with rape and murder rampant. Photo: Bloomberg
Johannesburg’s central business district. South Africa suffers from a soaring violent crime rate, one of the highest in the world, with rape and murder rampant. Photo: Bloomberg

Africa

Britain to give Chagos Island to Mauritius, retain US-UK military base

Operation of Diego Garcia, a strategic military base jointly operated by the UK and US, is protected by the agreement.

Africa

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus

The highly contagious virus is a deadly haemorrhagic fever with no authorised vaccine, fatal in up to 88 per cent of patients.

Europe

Rescuers search for missing migrants after boat sinks off Canary Islands, 9 dead

Rescuers were able to pick up 27 of 84 migrants who were trying to reach the Spanish coast on Saturday.

A rescued migrant is assisted by members of the Red Cross after arriving with 59 others on board a small wooden boat that departed from Mauritania, at La Restinga harbor in El Hierro island, Canaries, Spain. Photo: EPA/EFE

Food & Drink

Baobab fruit is a new superfood. Yet its harvesters live in poverty

Demand for baobab fruit, which is full of healthy properties, is growing worldwide, but their harvesters barely scratch a living.

The sun rises behind a baobab tree in the Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe. Photo: AP
The sun rises behind a baobab tree in the Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe. Photo: AP

Africa

‘Barely anyone left’ as Sudan’s El Fasher devastated by fighting

Sudan’s 17-month civil war has claimed tens of thousands of lives and caused the world’s largest displacement crisis.

United States & Canada

Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without visit to Israel

US Secretary of State visiting Egypt to discuss a Gaza ceasefire proposal, avoiding Israel amid tense negotiations.

Africa

Nearly 300 inmates escape Nigerian prison after walls collapse in floods

Heavy rainfall caused a dam to burst, flooding large parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri.

The prison where nearly 300 hundred prisoners escaped. Photo: Reuters

Europe

‘Only 1 in 6 had life jacket’: 8 more migrants die trying to cross Channel

Six survivors were hospitalised, including a baby. The 59 people on the vessel that capsized were from Eritrea, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt and Iran, officials said.

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French police pull a damaged migrants’ boat from the sea after a failed attempt to cross the English Channel that led to the death of eight people on Sunday. Photo: AFP
French police pull a damaged migrants’ boat from the sea after a failed attempt to cross the English Channel that led to the death of eight people on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Africa

UN analysts report ‘unprecedented’ combat in Sudan amid famine, displacement

The foreign ministry of Sudan rejected appeals by UN experts to deploy an ‘impartial force’ for civilian protection.

Economics

How the UAE is competing with China for Africa’s resources

With more than US$97 billion pledged, the UAE’s economic strategy is up against China’s ambitions – while the US and EU also seek influence.

Africa

Slain Ugandan Olympian buried with full military honours

The fate of Cheptegei triggered anger in Kenya over the violence that women often face daily.

People stand on the roadside as the hearse carrying Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei’s coffin in Uganda. Photo: Xinhua

Africa

Comoros president wounded in knife attack at religious leader’s funeral

The African leader’s injuries were not serious, and the suspect, a 22-year-old man, has been arrested.

Comoros President Azali Assoumani gives a speech during the opening event of the African Union’s conference on reparations in Accra, Ghana, in November 2023. Photo: Reuters
Comoros President Azali Assoumani gives a speech during the opening event of the African Union’s conference on reparations in Accra, Ghana, in November 2023. Photo: Reuters

Africa

‘Colossal’ loss felt in Nigeria after fuel tanker explosion kills at least 59

The incident occurred after the tanker collided with a truck carrying passengers and cattle, resulting in a devastating fire.

Africa

Algeria’s president re-elected for second term with 95% of vote

Abdelmadjid Tebboune joins opponents in claiming election irregularities after being named the winner in a landslide.

Africa

Deadly floods hit Morocco after ‘a year’s worth of rain in 2 days’

Usually arid areas in southern Morocco and Algeria have been drenched in floods caused by massive rainfall since Friday, officials said.

A car drives through a flooded street in Morocco’s Zagora region on Saturday. Photo: AFP
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