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Plans for further data centre development in Cape Town have sparked concern among activists, who warn that energy- and water-intensive facilities could place additional pressure on communities already struggling with limited access to basic services. In Barcelona, an informal settlement near land acquired by US-based data centre operator Equinix, residents live in cramped metal homes […]

Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has accused his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, of acting on behalf of Rwanda after joining forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel movement in the country’s conflict-hit east. Kabila, who ruled the DRC from 2001 to 2019, recently took a leading role in the insurgency through the newly formed Front […]

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has called on the government to strengthen security and bring those responsible to justice after 60 Orthodox Christians were killed in two attacks in the country’s Arsi Zone. In a statement delivered on October 26 at the opening of the Holy Synod’s plenary assembly in Addis Ababa, the Church’s bishops […]

  A 65-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming at Orient Beach in East London, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning while the woman was swimming with a group of people at the popular beach. According to a witness who spoke to local media, […]

French authorities have introduced overnight curfews in parts of Paris and several other cities in an effort to prevent further violence following a weekend of widespread rioting that targeted public buildings, town halls and businesses across the country. Paris police announced restrictions covering Place de la République, where clashes erupted on Saturday, and the Les […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country to prepare for the possibility of losing its preferential access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), amid growing tensions between Pretoria and Washington. Although the US Congress has approved an extension of AGOA through the end of 2028, the legislation […]

At least four people have been killed and three others injured after a gunman opened fire on mourners leaving a memorial service for a local politician in Katlehong township, southeast of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday. The shooting occurred late Tuesday, with at least one of the injured victims reported to be a child. Police said […]

DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 9,000 confirmed cases, with more than 4,300 deaths. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to worsen, with confirmed cases exceeding 9,000 and deaths surpassing 4,300. Health authorities are struggling to contain the epidemic, which has spread across seven provinces, as response teams battle to curb transmission […]

South Africa’s deputy police chief, Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned three weeks after being charged with sexual offences, including rape and human trafficking. A lawyer representing the 59-year-old submitted his resignation letter at a disciplinary hearing on Monday, according to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe. Mathe said Sibiya’s departure would be treated as a dishonourable […]

An Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Tel Aviv was forced to return to Addis Ababa after Israeli authorities reportedly refused permission to land because one of the pilots was Indonesian. According to Israel’s Channel 12, the aircraft was about an hour into its journey from Addis Ababa and still in Ethiopian airspace when the order […]