Trade dispute between the southeast African neighbours left Malawian fruit sellers struggling for produce and income.
Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent days
Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, a minority group descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’
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A group of white South Africans granted refugee status have arrived in the US.
“Trump’s acceptance of Afrikaners as refugees into the United States is an assault across many fronts.”
Tidjane Thiam’s campaign has been halted because presidential candidates are not allowed to hold dual citizenship.
Army aircraft were reportedly hovering above as the killings took place, showing command control of the operation.
The victims were mostly children and elderly people, with an additional 28 injured.
Heavy rains trigger flooding that damages roads, homes and key infrastructure in Mogadishu.
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
The struggle to obtain rare earth elements is fast becoming a national security issue.
Attack in Imo State ‘shows callous disregard for the sanctity of life’, rights group Amnesty International says.
African nations are drowning in debt. A halt of US aid to many countries on the continent could worsen the crisis.
Civic spaces are shrinking under Goita’s rule, democracy activists say, as the military suspends ‘political activity’.
