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South African politician condemned for visiting fugitive pastor
A top official in one of South Africa's biggest political parties has been condemned for visiting a self-proclaimed pastor who fled to Malawi after he was accused of rape...
US Revokes All Visas Held by Those with South Sudanese Passport after African Nation Refuses to Take Back Deported Citizens
The Trump administration has decided to revoke all visas held by those with South Sudanese passports, citing the country's refusal to take back its deported citizens. On Saturday, Secretary...
Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
The nation that the Trump administration slapped with the heftiest tariff this week is a small, rural, landlocked country in southern Africa that is among the world’s poorest.Lesotho, which...
Libya expels aid groups accused of ‘African’ population plot
Libyan authorities have accused aid groups of plotting to change the country's ethnic make-up by encouraging African migrants to stay there, and has ordered them to close their offices.Ten...
African Designers Want Chinese Market, and Investment, to Grow Local Fashion Industry
Billboard Women in Music 2025 LONDON — Would the Chinese buy African fashion? Hannah Wanjie Ryder, chief executive officer of Development Reimagined, a Beijing-based consultancy that promotes Sino-Africa trade...
Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape after eight years in South African jail
After spending eight years in jail, a Nigerian televangelist accused of raping young women from his South African church has been found not guilty of all charges.Timothy Omotoso had...
Indonesia to use one million African weevils to spur palm output
[JAKARTA] Indonesia is betting on tiny bugs from Africa to help boost its palm oil production, as the broader sector grapples with tightening supply that threatens to keep prices...
Harry leaves African charity he co-founded
The Duke of Sussex has announced his resignation as a patron of Sentebale, a Lesotho-based British charity which he co-founded, after a row between the trustees and the chair...
Friend recalls final moments of South African pilot before air show crash
Spectators have shared their shock and horror as they watched a decorated South African Air Force pilot crash to his death at a local air show, while they recalled...
Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, was laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery...
