The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has pleaded not guilty to terrorism-related charges as her trial began in Durban on Monday. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting violence through social media posts made during the deadly unrest that swept parts of South Africa in July 2021, following her father’s arrest. The week-long […]

At least 40 people have been killed in a drone strike that hit a funeral gathering near el-Obeid, a key army-held city in North Kordofan state, Sudan. Officials and activists have blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the attack on al-Luweib village on Monday. The RSF has not yet commented. Witnesses say mourners were […]

The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in the country’s western region. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies had been taken to a nearby airstrip after the landslide struck Marakwet East late on Friday night. He said on X that more than 30 people […]

US President Donald Trump has ordered the military to prepare for possible action in Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to protect Christians from Islamist militant attacks. In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said he had instructed the US Department of War to prepare for “possible action” against jihadist groups in Nigeria. He […]

The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on Friday on a US-drafted resolution suggesting that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty “could constitute the most feasible solution” to the decades-long dispute. Morocco claims the territory as part of its sovereign land, while the Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks full independence for Western […]

The United States has joined several European nations, including Italy and Germany, in urging its citizens to leave Mali as the country’s deepening fuel crisis sparks growing instability. The US State Department on Thursday ordered all non-emergency staff and family members to depart “due to safety and security concerns.” Mali’s military-led government has been grappling […]

A South African court has ruled that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Albert Luthuli’s 1967 death was caused by an assault by apartheid police, overturning the long-held claim that it was an accident. Under apartheid, an inquest had concluded that Luthuli — then the president of the banned African National Congress (ANC) — died after being […]

South Africa has become the first country in Africa — and only the third worldwide — to approve a new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection. Health authorities believe the jab, known as lenacapavir (LEN), could help end the country’s HIV/Aids epidemic within 14 to 18 years if rolled out widely. The South African Health Products Regulatory […]

A small aircraft has crashed near Kenya’s coast, killing ten European tourists and a local pilot, officials have confirmed. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said the plane, operated by Mombasa Air Safari, was flying from the popular Diani Beach resort to the Maasai Mara game reserve when it went down at around 05:30 local […]

A small aircraft has crashed near Kenya’s coast, killing ten European tourists and a local pilot, officials have confirmed. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said the plane, operated by Mombasa Air Safari, was flying from the popular Diani Beach resort to the Maasai Mara game reserve when it went down at around 05:30 local […]