More than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024, with the outlook ‘bleak’ due to funding cuts for aid efforts.
Governments of Senegal and Mali are angry at how their nationals are being treated in the northwest African nation.
Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) claims attack on Djibo military outpost, SITE Intelligence Group says.
The US and China have agreed to slash tariffs temporarily in a surprise breakthrough.
Trump administration welcomes first batch of white Afrikaners while US cuts off refugee programmes to other countries.
Pretoria says the visit is to ‘reset’ ties with Washington, after the US welcomed dozens of white Afrikaner refugees.
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.
