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Black people only own a small proportion of South Africa's land
Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy
JOHANNESBERG — 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".Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that allows land seizures without compensation in certain circumstances.Land ownership has long been a contentious issue in South Africa with most private farmland owned by white people, 30 years after the end of the racist system of apartheid.There have been continuous calls for the government to address land reform and deal with the past injustices of racial segregation.South Africa's president responded to Trump by post on X: "South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law,...
February 03, 2025

Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy

TikTok star Khaby Lame receives a T-shirt from UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa Gilles Fagninou - Dakar, Senegal -
World’s most popular TikTok star Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador
DAKAR — Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality, has been appointed as UNICEF goodwill ambassador.The 24-year-old Senegal-born influencer, who never says a word in videos watched by millions of followers, addressed the youth in his native country and said that being a UNICEF ambassador will allow him to “see all the world and its problems.”“It’s a true honour to be appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and be part of an organization that puts children’s rights front and center every day,” Lame said in a statement.“From my own experience as a child fearing poverty, struggling to find my passion at school, and losing my job during the COVID-19 pandemic, to finding my place and calling in the world, I know that all children can thrive when they are given...
February 03, 2025

World’s most popular TikTok star Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador

The M23 have been been advancing to other areas after their offensive in Goma
DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel advance
KINSHASA — Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the city of Goma and are reportedly advancing south to take more territory.In a televised address to the nation, he said a "vigorous and coordinated response" against what he called "terrorists" was under way.He criticised the international community for "inaction" and for not doing enough in the wake of the escalating security crisis.The weeks-long offensive by the rebels has promoted warnings of a looming humanitarian crisis and growing international pressure to end the fighting.During Wednesday night's address, Tshisekedi rallied all Congolese to join together and support the army's fight to...
January 30, 2025

DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel advance

A woman in a pink dress and blue top and child run on a street in Goma
Peace calls mount amid conflict in DR Congo's key city
GOMA — There are growing international calls for peace talks to end the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.The fate of the economic and trading hub Goma is still unclear. UN officials have said the situation is chaotic with fighting continuing in parts of the city.A Congolese government official has said the army is still in control of most of the regional capital, but M23 rebels who have attacked the city dispute that.Reports say at least 17 people have been killed and close to 400 wounded.On Tuesday, South Africa said that four more of its soldiers, who are in DR Congo as part of peacekeeping efforts, had died as a result of clashes with the M23.This brings the total number of South African casualties to 13. Malawi and Uruguay have also lost...
January 28, 2025

Peace calls mount amid conflict in DR Congo's key city

Residents carry their belongings as they flee from Kibati, where fighting has intensified, toward the city of Goma on January 26, 2025
Rebels say they have taken key DR Congo city as thousands flee
GOMA — Residents shared videos of M23 rebels patrolling Goma's main streets following a lightning advance against the Congolese army on Sunday that saw tens of thousands of people fleeing neighboring towns.After hours of gunfire and explosions, the streets of Goma — home to more than a million people — are now quiet, according to local media.It comes hours after DR Congo's foreign minister accused neighboring Rwanda of declaring war by sending its troops over the border to support the M23.Rwanda does not deny backing the M23 but accuses the Congolese authorities of supporting militias trying to topple the government in Kigali.Kenya has called for a ceasefire, and announced that the presidents of both the DR Congo and Rwanda will attend an emergency regional summit in the next...
January 27, 2025

Rebels say they have taken key DR Congo city as thousands flee

President Samia Suhulu Hassan said her government had strengthened its Marburg response efforts
Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak after initial denial
DODOMA — Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any cases in the country.President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at a press conference on Monday that health authorities had confirmed one case of Marburg in the north-western region of Kagera."We are confident that we will overcome this challenge once again," Samia said, referring to a previous outbreak in Tanzania two years ago.On 14 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected Marburg outbreak in the country, having recorded nine suspected cases and eight deaths over five days in Kagera.But Tanzania's Health Minister Jenista Mhagama said in a statement that after samples had been analyzed, all...
January 21, 2025

Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak after initial denial

Venâncio Mondlane ran for the presidency for the first time in October
Mozambique opposition leader open to serving in rival's government
MAPUTO — Mozambique's main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has told the BBC he is prepared to serve in the government if President Daniel Chapo meets his demands to end the political crisis that has hit the country following disputed elections.Chapo said he had set up a team that was "considering" whether his rival should be invited to join a new "inclusive" government.The two men outlined their positions in separate interviews with the BBC, giving the impression that they were open to rapprochement after the deaths of about 300 people in post-election unrest.Mondlane rejected his defeat in October's election, saying the result was rigged — something that Chapo denied.Mozambique's highest court declared Chapo the winner with 65% of the vote against...
January 21, 2025

Mozambique opposition leader open to serving in rival's government

AngloGold Ashanti said the situation had calmed down
Soldiers shoot dead at least seven miners in Ghana
ACCRA — At least seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region, according to the army.The Ghana Armed Forces said about 60 illegal miners had forced their way into the mine run by global giant AngloGold Ashanti and had fired upon the soldiers when they were intercepted.This prompted the soldiers "to retaliate in self-defense", leading to the deaths and injuries, it said in a statement.A representative of the miners denied that they had been armed.Following news of the deaths, there were protests in Obuasi town where several buses were set on fire.Angry residents poured onto the company's grounds following the killings, burning at least three vehicles and other equipment belonging to the company.President John Mahama...
January 20, 2025

Soldiers shoot dead at least seven miners in Ghana

Scene of the petrol tankers explosion in Dikko, Niger State, Nigeria, on January 18, 2025
Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded, Reuters news agency reported citing the country’s national emergency agency.The accident in Niger state follows a similar blast in Jigawa state last October that killed 153 people, one of the worst such tragedies in Nigeria.“As of this report, over 70 bodies have been recovered, 56 individuals are injured, and more than 15 shops have been destroyed,” the National Emergency Management Authority said in a statement.“The injured have been transported to hospitals for treatment, while recovery efforts for the deceased are ongoing.”A Reuters witness said residents and officials were digging graves with a view to bury...
January 20, 2025

Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 in Nigeria

Hundreds of people have died from the virus in recent years, almost all in Africa
Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert
DODMA — Tanzania has dismissed a World Health Organisation (WHO) report of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in the north-west of the country.On Tuesday, the global health agency said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths.But in a statement, Tanzania's Health Minister Jenista Mhagama said after samples were analysed, all suspected cases were found negative for Marburg virus.She said that the country had strengthened its surveillance systems and disease monitoring.We "would like to assure the international organisations, including WHO that we shall always keep them up to date with ongoing developments," Mhagama said.Tanzania experienced its first Marburg outbreak in March 2023...
January 16, 2025

Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert

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