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Emotions are still running high in the Gaza Strip and far beyond, following the news of the deaths of nine children from the same family, aged between six months and twelve years. They were mowed down by an Israeli strike in their home in Khan Younès, in the south of …

South Africans voiced their support for President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday after his confrontation with US President Donald Trump. The South African leader used the meeting to refute baseless allegations about the persecution and murder of white farmers. In his defense, Ramaphosa encouraged Trump to listen to his delegation. A …

South African company Sibanye Stillwater said rescue operations were underway to extract 289 miners trapped in a gold mine in Kloof, near Johannesburg, according to reports. The company spokesman, who confirmed the incident, said that all the workers are safe and sound, and have gathered at one of the deepest …

According to estimates drawn up at the AI Summit in Rwanda last April, artificial intelligence could be worth $2.9 trillion to the continent’s economy by 2030. But Africa can only truly benefit if it works to guarantee its digital and technological sovereignty. For Cheikh Diba, Senegal’s Minister of Finance and …

The Togolese Ministry of Health has announced two new cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of infections to three since the first case was confirmed on May 16. The health authorities are stepping up epidemiological surveillance and early-warning measures, calling on the population to be even more vigilant. As …

The Sudanese army announced on Thursday the discovery of mass graves containing hundreds of civilians in Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city. According to a military statement, 648 people were being held by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a school, in horrific and inhuman conditions in the Salha district of Omdurman. …

A 16-year-old Junior High School pupil has died after falling into a galamsey pit at Pramkuma near Akyem Takyiman in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region, Ghana. The young boy tragic death occurred while he was being chased by security personnel armed with guns and cutlasses. According to reports, …

England is set to become the first country to introduce a routine gonorrhea vaccine in a major move to combat rising infections and antibiotic resistance. Cases of gonorrhoea hit over 85,000 in 2023, the highest since records began in 1918, prompting concerns about strains that no longer respond to standard …

At least six people, including four children, were killed when a suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan. According to reports, “38 others were wounded in what is the latest attack in the tense south-western Balochistan province.” A local deputy commissioner, Yasir Iqbal, said the attack took …

More than 2,000 illegal immigrants from West African countries were arrested by immigration authorities in Ghana on May 16. Most of them come from neighboring Burkina Faso and Togo, but also from Niger and Nigeria. According to the Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, this is in response to concerns …