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South Africa: Search Begins After 17 Killed In Mass Shooting
Seventeen people have been killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town with a manhunt under way to find the perpetrators, police say.
Two homesteads on the same street in the town of Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape, were…
Myanmar Rebels Reject Embattled Junta’s Peace Offer
Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years.
This is a dictatorship's first such outreach…
Sudan Army Launches Major Attack On Capital Khartoum
Sudan's army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country's civil war, targeting areas in the capital it lost at the start of the conflict.
In dawn strikes on Thursday, government…
South Africa: Insurer Momentum’s Annual Profit Up 39%
South African insurer Momentum Group (MTMJ.J), opens new tab posted on Friday a 39% rise in full-year earnings, driven by higher investment income in an elevated interest rate environment.
Its headline earnings per share (HEPS), an…
Equatorial Guinea president visits Russia for diplomatic talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the President of Equatorial Guinea, in Moscow.
Putin highlighted the successful collaboration between Russia and the oil-rich nation within the Gas Exporting…
ECOWAS Parliament solicits for reforms in region
By: Adoba Echono
The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Memounatou Ibrahima, is soliciting for speedy reforms at the West African regional bloc to transform its operations to tackle the myriad…
Dozens of Children Drown During Festival in India
At least 46 people have drowned, most of them children, while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent floods during the observance of a Hindu religious festival celebrated by millions in north India, authorities said.
The dead…
ECOWAS Court kicks off 2024-2025 legal year
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has resumed its activities for the 2024-2025 legal year, with 38 cases set for hearings by the end of September following a two-month judicial vacation.
According to a press release, the President…
Congolese President Tshisekedi calls for sanctions against Rwanda
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi called on the international community to sanction Rwanda for its role in “destabilizing” his country as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
“The resurgence of terrorist group…