Africa
12 Apr 2017
Members of opposition parties gather in Pretoria to protest against President Jacob Zuma as he prepares to celebrate his 75th birthday.
10 Apr 2017
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency and created a powerful new anti-terrorism body after Palm Sunday church bombings claimed by Islamic State left at least 43 dead.
10 Apr 2017
Malaysia's airport customs seized about $3.1 million worth of rhino horns, which were shipped from Mozambique on Qatar Airways.
10 Apr 2017
A video released by Egypt's Interior Ministry shows the moment a suicide bomber attacks a church in Alexandria.
6 Apr 2017
Over one and a half million South Sudanese have fled the war and famine in their country. An estimated 800,000 of them have escaped to neighbouring Uganda and more than 2,000 are still crossing the border every day.
5 Apr 2017
South African President Jacob Zuma reportedly survived calls for his resignation by the ruling party following a cabinet reshuffle.
4 Apr 2017
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma facing pressure on Tuesday (April 4) after S&P downgraded the country's credit level to "junk".
4 Apr 2017
At the end of last year, the UN raised the alarm that South Sudan's civil war could spiral into genocide. A new report now says there has been a "massive increase" in human rights violations.
3 Apr 2017
South African President Jacob Zuma could face a vote of no confidence in parliament after making sweeping changes to his cabinet without consulting senior ANC officials.
1 Apr 2017
South African leaders divided over finance minister's sack.
30 Mar 2017
Indian police put five people in cuffs for beating up several Nigerian students outside Delhi, the latest attack on Africans in the country.
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In September 2022, Russian President Putin ordered a partial mobilization to deploy more soldiers to Ukraine. But many Russians defied that order and fled the country – as many as half a million to date.
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On the second day of his visit to the Gulf region, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has discussed LNG supplies in Abu Dhabi. Germany is looking to replace Russian gas with a myriad of different gas suppliers.
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The women were picking fruit near a town blockaded by the militants for years, causing food shortages. The incident is considered the first mass abduction of women in the country.
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Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the incident, which occurred during a Kurdish demo in Stockholm. Sweden said the act was an attempt to sabotage its bid to join NATO.
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The top envoys said they wanted African countries to be part of a more unified front against Russia. Many African nations have shown a reluctance to condemn Russia's invasion.
