South African mother sentenced to life for selling her daughter | Newsfeed
NewsFeed A South African mother has been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and trafficking her six-year-old daughter, Joshlin…
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Acclaimed Kenyan writer and dissident, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, dies at 87 | Obituaries News
Ngugi’s work critiqued both British colonialism in Kenya and postcolonial Kenyan society. Renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa to visit Trump: Can they fix tricky relations? | Donald Trump News
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will begin a state visit to the United States on Monday in what his government…
Q&A: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo on his Olympic triumph; African sprinters | Athletics News
Tebogo talks to Al Jazeera about breaking the American and Jamaican dominance, and the future of sprinting in Africa. Doha,…
Dozens of white South Africans welcomed to US as refugees | Donald Trump
NewsFeed A group of white South Africans granted refugee status have arrived in the US. The Trump administration says white…
Burkina Faso army, militias killed 130 members of ethnic group, HRW says | News
Army aircraft were reportedly hovering above as the killings took place, showing command control of the operation. At least 130…
Heavy rains cause flooding in Somali capital, killing seven | Floods News
At least seven people have died, and main roads were cut off after heavy rains led to flooding in Somalia’s…
Week in Pictures: From India-Pakistan fighting to V-E Day anniversary
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
Will African nations ever be able to repay their debt? | Business and Economy
African nations are drowning in debt. A halt of US aid to many countries on the continent could worsen the…
Somalia bans entry of Taiwan citizens in bid to please China: Taipei | News
China welcomes the measure, saying Beijing ‘highly appreciates’ the East African country’s move. Somalia’s ban on transit and entry of…