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Africa

Nigeria’s president orders rescue after mass kidnapping

25th August 2026

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of...

World

Oil price falls as US prepares to unveil new Iran sanctions

24th August 2026

Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel on Monday as investors took profits ahead of an expected announcement from Washington about

Africa

Tanzania commissions country’s largest hydropower plant

24th August 2026

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania commissioned a new 2 115-megawatt hydropower plant on Saturday, more than doubling the East African nation’s electricity generation...

Africa

Tunisia coast guard recovers eight bodies of migrants whose boat sank

23rd August 2026

TUNIS: Tunisian coast guard forces recovered the bodies of eight Tunisian migrants whose boat sank at the weekend en route to Italy,...

World

Pope Leo urges global action to confront Congo’s Ebola outbreak

23rd August 2026

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo has called for international action to help contain the impact of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic...

Sports

Kejelcha regains half marathon world record in Buenos Aires

23rd August 2026

Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha reclaimed the half marathon world record with a blistering run of 56 minutes and 51 seconds to win a...

Big Reads

Oil rises as Donald Trump threatens sanctions on Iran partners

21st August 2026

International and U.S. crude futures rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened economic sanctions on Iran's trading partners

News

City of Joburg settles Eskom debt, averting risk of power being throttled

21st August 2026

South Africa's biggest city Johannesburg has fully settled an overdue debt of 5.25 billion rand ($328 million) owed to state-owned power utility...

Big Reads

Congo set to receive 70,000 Ervebo vaccines to contain Ebola outbreak, WHO says

21st August 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been allocated 70,000 doses of Merck's Ervebo vaccine for Ebola, the World Health Organization said on...

Africa

More than 100 killed as Central African Republic artisanal gold mine collapses

20th August 2026

More than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in Central African Republic on Tuesday, a senior official at...