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South Africa: Over 100 Trapped Illegal Miners Suspected Dead

6K Inmates Escape, 33 Killed in Mozambique Prison Break

Trump's new meme coin is part of his 'whole enchilada' and will hurt crypto's progress, Anthony Scaramucci says

Business Insider18 hrs

Mozambique Top Court Confirms Ruling Party's Victory

Facing 4 More Years of Trump, Democrats Can’t Agree on a Plan

South Africa

South Africa: Volunteers Enter Abandoned Mine Shaft to Help Illegal Miners

UK: Archbishop Justin Welby Resigns Over Church Abuse Cover-up

President Trump To Launch Executive Order Blitz on First Full Day: Live Updates

Prince William to Meet Environmentalists on Tour of South Africa

MAGA’s Demon-Haunted World

Zimbabwe

US Sanctions Zimbabwe Leader Over Alleged Abuses

Zimbabwe Struggles to Contain Cholera Outbreak

Trump Closes Border, Leaving Migrants in Mexico With Few Options

New York Times14 hrs

Zimbabwe: Opposition Claims 'Gigantic Fraud' in Vote

South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground

Associated Press4 days

Mozambique

EU Observers Note Irregularities in Mozambique Vote Counting

UN: 114M People Displaced Globally

South African humanitarian in pro-Israeli crosshairs over Palestine support

Al Jazeera1 day

Bangladesh: Massive Fire At Dhaka Clothing Market

[Career Compass] Fun, fascinating and frustrating!

Korea HeraldDec 18, 2024

Madagascar

Madagascar Passes Controversial Sex Offender Law

Madagascar: Top Court Confirms President's Re-election

The Next Viral Pandemic Is Coming. Here’s How We Can Stop It

Scientific AmericanNov 23, 2024

Swarms of cyborg cockroaches could be manufactured by robots

New ScientistDec 11, 2024

Zambia

Zambia Declares National Emergency Due to Drought

Kamala Harris Speaks in Ghana as Part of African Tour

Could Seeding Farm Fields with Crushed Rock Slow Climate Change?

Scientific AmericanJan 01

US Vice President Harris Begins Africa Trip

Zambia marks 60th Independence Day

Korea HeraldDec 11, 2024

Namibia

India: Four Cheetah Cubs Born 70 Years After Extinction

UN Agreement Inches Towards Conserving 30% of Earth's Area

Unified approach could improve nature, climate and health all at once

New ScientistJan 01

More Climate Lawsuits Than Ever Are Trying to Hold Companies and Countries to Account

Scientific American9 mins

Malawi

Malawi's Vice President Dies in Plane Crash

WHO Approves 2nd Malaria Vaccine

How Polio Entered Gaza, and How the Vaccination Campaign is Going

Scientific AmericanJan 01

UK Archbishop ‘Concerned’ Over Talk of Jerusalem Embassy Move

Strong El Niño could make 2024 the first year we pass 1.5°C of warming

New ScientistDec 25, 2024

Botswana

Botswana: Ruling Party Loses 58-Year Majority

Botswana Threatens to Ship 20K Elephants to Germany

Why supersonic, diamond-spewing volcanoes might be coming back to life

New ScientistDec 18, 2024

45 Killed After South Africa Bus Crash

Daewoo E&C chairman meets Tanzanian president

Korea HeraldSep 24, 2024

South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies

Associated Press6 days

South African police launch hunt for alleged illegal mining ‘kingpin’

Africans Discovered Dinosaur Fossils Long before the Term ‘Paleontology’ Existed

Scientific American3 days

Yoon meets 10 African leaders ahead of Korea-Africa Summit

Korea HeraldSep 24, 2024

How Common is Birthright Citizenship? What the Data Shows

‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?

Al Jazeera5 days

Omicron: How dangerous is the new variant first found in South Africa?

New ScientistNov 23, 2024

Yoon to meet 10 African leaders ahead of Korea-Africa Summit

Korea HeraldSep 24, 2024

Women-focused PE fund Alitheia IDF raises $100 million to invest in gender-diverse businesses across Africa – TechCrunch

TechCrunchJan 23, 2023

Eswatini

Honduras Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Taiwan, Opens Relations with China

Eswatini: Unknown Gunmen Kill Popular Opposition Leader

Yoon pledges to enhance critical mineral partnership with Africa

Korea HeraldDec 18, 2024

Finclusion raises $20M to build out credit-led neobank offering across Africa – TechCrunch

TechCrunchJan 23, 2023