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South African jobless rate rises, more give up looking for work
South Africa's unemployment rate rose in the first quarter of this year, with statisticians fretting that increasing numbers of people...
Read moreDetailsMore than 100 dead after flooding in eastern Congo, official says
More than 100 people have died after flooding in a village near the shores of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Democratic...
Read moreDetailsWorld Bank disburses additional $215m loan to Nigeria for palliatives
The World Bank has disbursed additional funds to Nigeria under the $800m National Social Safety Net Programme-Scale Up, raising the...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa to probe alleged suppression of justice in apartheid-era killings
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is setting up a judicial commission of inquiry to establish whether attempts were made to...
Read moreDetailsRising populism should not stop discussions on reparations, says African Union official
The rise of right-wing populism in Europe and elsewhere should not prevent Africa from bringing reparations for transatlantic slavery and...
Read moreDetailsHuman Rights Watch links pro-junta militias to Burkina massacre as junta denies
Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre western Burkina Faso that left dozens...
Read moreDetailsWidespread damage in Mozambique following passage of Cyclone Jude
Cyclone Jude crashed through Mozambique on Monday with winds of up to 120 km per hour and torrential rain. It...
Read moreDetailsUS orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan
The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s anti-graft agency recovers nearly $500 million in one year
Nigeria's Economic Crimes Commission said it recovered nearly $500 million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more than...
Read moreDetailsSADC Council of Ministers to review integration progress
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers is set to convene next week in Harare, Zimbabwe, to assess...
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