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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:40:07 +0000
News24.com | 'Deadly' air strikes hit capital of Ethiopia's Tigray
Ethiopia's military launched air strikes on the capital of the war-battered Tigray region, a dramatic escalation in the year-long conflict.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:13:26 +0000
News24.com | Credit Suisse nears deal with US over Mozambique scandal
Credit Suisse Group is nearing an agreement with the US government that would resolve a criminal probe regarding its role in a $2 billion Mozambique bond scandal, according to people familiar with the matter.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:31:07 +0000
News24.com | Peten-Amun mummy expected to be back on Egyptian soil early next year
The Peten-Amun mummy was first discovered in the Durban Natural Science Museum's inventory during the move from the Old Town Hall to the City Hall in 1910.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:58:30 +0000
News24.com | Gunmen kill at least 30 in northern Nigeria - state governor
Gunmen have killed at least 30 people in an attack in northern Nigeria's Sokoto state, the governor's office has announced.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:36:38 +0000
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Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:06 +0000
News24.com | Four dead, 19 missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks
Four Tunisian migrants died and 19 were missing after their boat capsized, a judicial source told AFP, the latest deadly mishap in waters off North Africa.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 20:47:03 +0000
News24.com | Eswatini transport strike for release of pro-democracy MPs
Public transport remained at a standstill on Sunday in Eswatini, in the latest protest against Africa's last absolute monarchy, rocked by a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 18:31:16 +0000
News24.com | Tunisian lawmaker detained over suspected tax fraud, money laundering
A Tunisian court on Sunday ordered a lawmaker to be detained over suspected tax fraud and money laundering - the fourth parliamentarian to be taken into custody since President Kais Saied seized near total control of the country in July.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:27:56 +0000
News24.com | Four migrants drown, 13 rescued off Algeria: coastguard
The Algerian coastguard recovered four bodies from the Mediterranean Sea and rescued 13 migrants after a boat capsized in its waters, the defence ministry said Sunday.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 14:31:48 +0000
News24.com | Cape Verde, eyeing economic recovery, votes for new president
The West African archipelago nation of Cape Verde, one of the continent's most stable democracies, voted on Sunday for a new president who will be tasked with righting its tourism-driven economy after the Covid-19 pandemic sent growth cratering.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 13:56:59 +0000
News24.com | Thousands protest in DR Congo to demand neutral poll body
Demonstrations were sparked by concerns over the independence of the electoral commission.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 08:43:14 +0000
News24.com | Algeria rejects 'colonialist thought' over historical ties with France
Algeria's president has called for an approach free of "colonialist thought" on historical issues between his country and France.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 21:11:23 +0000
News24.com | Eswatini shuts schools amid new wave of protests
Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, said Saturday it had shut its schools "indefinitely with immedi ate effect" as the country faces a wave of pro-democracy protests.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 12:05:24 +0000
News24.com | Italian captain given jail term for returning migrants to Libya
A ship’s captain who handed 101 migrants over to the Libyan coastguard after rescuing them in the Mediterranean Sea has been given a one-year jail term, in the first such case heard by Italy’s courts.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 20:13:23 +0000
News24.com | Ranger shot dead in Congo nature reserve
Gunmen have killed a ranger in the Virunga National Park, home to endangered mountain gorillas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where armed groups also roam.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:06:44 +0000
News24.com | Eswatini king accuses protesters of using children
The King of Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, has accused pro-democracy demonstrators of depriving children of education after they joined protests this month.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:08:51 +0000
News24.com | Covid-19 wrap: England prevalence rises, Italy imposes mandatory health pass, France ends free testing
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4 878 719 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:58:55 +0000
News24.com | Eswatini pro-democracy protests continue to mount as government blocks internet, social media
Eswatini has shut down the internet for two hours as pro-democracy marchers headed to the capital.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:31:39 +0000
News24.com | 13 dead in north west DR Congo land dispute: officials
Three days of fighting in a land dispute in north western DR Congo left 13 people dead, many injured and around 50 homes burned to the ground, officials said.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:02:43 +0000
News24.com | Kenya police arrested over 'vampire' child killer's escape
Three Kenyan officers are in custody over the disappearance of a self-confessed serial killer described as a "bloodthirsty vampire", barely three months after his arrest.



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