Russia Bids To Show Return To Order After Wagner Mutiny
Moscow was striving Monday to portray a return to business as usual after a weekend mutiny by mercenary troops threatened Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's grip on power.
Ramaphosa To Take Decision On Putin At The Right Time, Says Mbalula
"It is our turn to host the BRICS summit and the president will at the right moment brief the nation and everybody else about what will happen, having exhausted all avenues of ensuring that BRICS takes place successfully," ANC's secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said.
Malians Approved Constitutional Changes, Says Election Body
Malian voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution in a referendum, marking a key step in the ruling junta's declared plans to restore civilian rule, provisional results showed Friday.
Air Strikes, Artillery, Killings In Sudan As Aid Stalls
Artillery fire, air strikes and gun battles rocked Sudan's capital on Saturday, witnesses told AFP, as the UN urged a stop to "wanton killings" that have left decomposing bodies in Darfur.
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Mitsotakis Back As Greek Premier After Election Landslide
Kyriakos Mitsotakis embarked Monday on his second term as Greece's prime minister with a vow to accelerate institutional and economic reforms, after voters handed him a huge election victory for the second time in five weeks.
Calm In Moscow As Russians Express Confidence In Army
Russia might be going through its largest political crisis in decades, but the mood in Moscow was calm on Saturday, with cafes busy and few visible signs of panic on a warm summer day.
Sudan War Kills 12 More In Darfur Fighting: Doctor
Fighting on Sunday between rival Sudanese generals in Darfur killed at least a dozen civilians, said a doctor in the devastated region.
Jihadists Kill Five Civilians In East Kenya: Witness, Police Source
Al-Shabaab jihadists have killed five civilians, some by beheading, in eastern Kenya, a witness and a police source told AFP on Sunday.
Investigative Outlet Sets Key Test For Media Freedom In S.Africa
The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism draws its name from the Zulu word for dung beetle -- a diligent species that fulfils a crucial role.
Race On For Protection Against Hypersonic Missiles
Defence firms are racing to meet demand for systems to protect against attacks using tricky-to-intercept hypersonic missiles, with several on display at this week's Paris Air Show.
Cheers In Zambia After Landmark Debt Deal
Jubilant lawmakers in Lusaka sang Zambia's national anthem on Friday after foreign lenders agreed to restructure part of the country's debt, a move that entrepreneurs said brought hope for the crippled economy.
Kenyan President Slams 'Unfair' Global Lending System
Kenyan President William Ruto does not hold back when describing the global lending system: it is "unfair, it's punitive, it doesn't give everybody a fair chance".
Russia Is 'Training Combat Dolphins' In Crimea: UK
British military spies on Friday said Russia appears to be training combat dolphins in the annexed Crimean peninsula to counter Ukrainian forces.
South Africa Welcomes Power Purchase Agreement With Mozambique
The Power Purchase Agreement will make sure that in the next three to 12 months, South Africa receives 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Mozambique.
Kherson Residents Return To Flood-ruined Homes After Dam Destroyed
"My whole life was in this house. Maybe in the future, it will be possible to either sell the house or make repairs.
President Ramaphosa Discusses Russia-Ukraine Conflict With His Brazilian Counterpart
"We talked about the next BRICS meeting and about President Ramaphosa's trip to Kiev and Saint Petersburg, and the conversations he had with Zelensky and Putin," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.
Ukraine Says Russia Considering Nuclear Plant Attack, Moscow Denies It
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian spies believe Russia was plotting an incident to release radiation from Europe's largest nuclear plant, an allegation denied by the Kremlin.
Climate Goals Depend On Fixing Global Finance: Top Economist
If world leaders and the heads of multilateral development banks gathered at a Paris summit recognise that climate goals depend on revamping the architecture of global finance, it would be a "historic" development, a top development economist said Thursday.
All Five On Titanic Sub Dead After 'Catastrophic' Implosion
All five people aboard a submersible missing near the wreck of the Titanic died -- likely in an instant -- after their vessel suffered what the US Coast Guard said Thursday was a "catastrophic implosion" in the ocean depths.
Titan Sub: What Is A 'Catastrophic Implosion'?
A "catastrophic implosion," such as that believed to have destroyed the Titan submersible, would have happened with incredible force and speed given the crushing water pressure on the floor of the ocean.
Dutch Court Says Angola's Dos Santos Diverted Millions
A Dutch court has ruled that Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's late former president, illegally diverted 52 million euros from the southwestern African nation's state oil company.
The Ship Sank. Or Did It? Titanic Misinformation Swirls
The Titanic inspired a tear-jerking blockbuster and expeditions to its watery gravesite -- including a fatal one this week -- but viral TikTok videos peddle a stunning conspiracy theory: the ship never sank.
Migrants To Spain's Canary Islands Surge, Three New Boatloads Rescued Thursday
A total of 168 migrants were rescued on Thursday near Spain's Canary Islands, emergency services said, one day after migrant charities said they feared more than 30 migrants had died after their inflatable dinghy sank on the same route.
South Kordofan Residents Flee As New Front In Sudan War Develops
Residents of the city of Kadugli in southwest Sudan began fleeing the city on Thursday as tensions escalated between the army and a powerful rebel group, threatening to open another area of conflict in the country's ongoing war, witnesses said.
Russian Mercenary Boss Accuses Top Brass Of Ukraine Battlefield Cover-up
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin added fuel to his feud with the top brass on Thursday, accusing them of lying to President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people about the scale of Russian losses and setbacks in Ukraine.
UN Puts Russia On 'List Of Shame' Over Deaths Of Ukrainian Children
The United Nations has put Russian military forces and proxy armed groups on its "list of shame" over the killing and maiming of hundreds of children in its war against Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP Thursday.
60 Bn Euros Pledged To Help Ukraine Rebuild
Foreign donors have pledged 60 billion euros ($66 billion) of new financial support for Ukraine, the UK said Thursday, as an international conference aimed at funding the war-ravaged country's reconstruction closed.
Five Things To Know About Zambia
Copper-rich Zambia, the first African country to default on its debt during the Covid pandemic, on Thursday secured a deal from creditors to restructure its debt at a global finance summit in Paris.
US Reporter Gershkovich Loses New Appeal Against Pre-trial Detention In Russia
U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich lost his latest appeal in a Moscow court on Thursday against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage.
Outrage Boils Year After Deadly Spain-Morocco Border Crush
The death of at least 23 migrants during an attempt to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco one year ago prompted an outcry over police actions, but advocates say no-one has been held responsible.
Senegal Opposition Leader Launches French Legal Action Against President
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has filed a criminal complaint in France for "crimes against humanity" against President Macky Sall, his lawyer said, as well as requesting a probe by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
IMF, World Bank Under Pressure To Boost Climate Change Financing
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank officials are joining dozens of economic leaders for a two-day summit in Paris, aiming to tackle the interlinked challenges of poverty alleviation and climate change.
Ukraine Strikes Bridge To Crimea, Say Russian-appointed Officials
Ukrainian missiles struck the Chonhar road bridge connecting Crimea with Russian-held parts of the southern Kherson region overnight, forcing traffic to be diverted to a different route, Russian-appointed officials said on Thursday.
Kenyan Lawmakers Vote To Double Fuel Tax, Impose Housing Levy
Kenya's parliament voted late on Wednesday to approve a contentious government finance bill that will double the fuel tax and introduce a new housing levy, handing a victory to President William Ruto.
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