US accuses South Africa of providing arms to Russia – reports
Ambassador says weapons were brought to Russia on cargo ship from Simon’s Town naval base, local media reports Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates The...
Month : May 2023
Gaza Strip fighting enters third day despite Egypt ceasefire efforts
Israeli airstrikes targeting homes of commanders in Palestinian Islamic Jihad spark off latest violence Fighting between Israel and militant groups in the blockaded Gaza Strip...
Conflict and climate disasters combine to create record rise in displaced people
War in Ukraine and Pakistan’s ‘monsoon on steroids’ among events driving surge on ‘scale never seen before’ as 71m people displaced The number of people...
Rita Lee, Brazil’s undisputed Queen of Rock, dies aged 75
Tributes pour in for founder of Os Mutantes, who sardonically named her tumour after far-right president Jair Bolsonaro Rita Lee, the legendary Brazilian musician, composer...
Former Rwanda police officer on trial in Paris accused of taking part in genocide
Philippe Hategekimana, 66, who started new life in France under false identity, is charged with crimes against humanity A former Rwandan military police officer who...
Tunisia police officer kills four in shooting near Africa’s oldest synagogue
Attacker reportedly first shot dead colleague to steal ammunition before heading towards synagogue A police officer killed two security officers and two visitors in an...
Sudan’s doctors turn to social media as health infrastructure crumbles
With hospitals struggling amid the violence, medics are using helplines on messaging platforms to reach those in need Sudanese doctors are turning to social media...
Autopsies reveal missing organs in Kenya cult deaths, say police
Discovery raises suspicions of forced harvesting by suspects linked to group led by Paul Nthenge Mackenzie Autopsies on corpses found in mass graves linked to...
More than 400 people now confirmed dead after flooding in DRC
About 5,500 people still missing after intense floods and landslides with thousands also left homeless At least 411 people are now known to have died...
Zimbabwe author Tsitsi Dangarembga has conviction for protest overturned
Harare high court quashes suspended sentence and fine handed down to Booker-longlisted writer last year Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga has had her conviction...
