At least four people have been killed as Cyclone Garance struck the French overseas territory of La Reunion island, authorities said. The cyclone struck on Friday, making landfall in the…
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Uganda: Four-year-old dies from Ebola amid new outbreak
A four-year-old has been identified as the second patient to die from the Ebola virus in Uganda after a recent outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday night…
Egypt: First pharaoh’s tomb found since Tutankhamun’s
Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun’s was uncovered over a century ago. Until recently, King Thutmose II’s tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of…
DRC: Second city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the regional governor’s office. Some people lined the streets to clap and cheer…
DRC: M23 rebels enter city of Bukavu
M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have entered Bukavu, the eastern region’s second-largest city. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance which includes M23…
Sudan: Army retakes more of capital Khartoum from RSF
Sudan’s military captured a major bridge connecting the east of the capital Khartoum to the south, days after it reclaimed control of its northern part from the Rapid Support Forces…
Egypt: Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds
Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some…
Namibia: Founding Father (First president) dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 has died at 95. Hailed as Namibia’s “Founding Father”, Nujoma passed away on Saturday…
South Africa: Pretoria rejects Trump’s accusations over expropriation act
South Africa has refuted that it is “confiscating” land unfairly, an accusation that United States President Donald Trump made, adding he plans to cut all funding for the country. Trump…
USA: Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy
US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”.…