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December 11, 2024
Is South Africa ready to host Formula One as it prepares for event?

The roaring sound of Formula One engines at full throttle is set to fill the air again at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, north of Johannesburg, as developments in South Africa’s pursuit to host an F1 grand prix for the first time since 1993, gains momentum. Reuters’ Sean Hogan has more.
December 10, 2024
Lagos sparkles with Christmas lights to usher in the festive season

Most Nigerians are still determined to share the joy and warmth of the festive season, despite the gloom of the country's worst cost of living crisis in decades, exacerbated by President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms. Parts of the commercial city Lagos has been transformed into a winter wonderland with dazzling bright lights. The festive illumination has brought a much-needed respite to the city's residents, offering a fleeting escape from the economic hardships that have deepened since Tinubu's presidency began last May.
December 02, 2024
Economic crisis looms large over Ghana elections

Millions of Ghanaians will vote in a presidential election on December 7 after years of grappling with an economy battered by factors including COVID-19 and war in Ukraine. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.
November 27, 2024
Sudan sees major aid scale up as country faces famine

A major scale up of aid has seen over 700 trucks depart for Sudanese communities in desperate need of food. The army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are locked in a conflict that has caused acute hunger and disease across the country. Sean Hogan of Reuters has more.
November 19, 2024
Sudanese fleeing war-torn Tuti Island recount hunger and disease

Earlier this year, Muhammad Awad and his family were among dozens who fled Sudan's Tuti Island amid a siege by the Rapid Support Forces. After months of surviving on scarce food and enduring the constant threat of disease, they found refuge in a shelter. Reuters’ Alice Rizzo reports.
November 18, 2024
South Sudanese youth attending COP29 say climate change has disrupted schools

Some children from South Sudan, who are at the UN climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, told the Reuters News Agency about how climate change has affected their lives. This report is narrated by VOA’s Kwame Ofori.
November 18, 2024
Plastic waste chokes off power in eastern DRC

A mass of plastic waste is blocking the turbines of a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - resulting in power outages as workers struggle to clean out plastic bottles and jerrycans. Diane To of Reuters has more.
November 16, 2024
South African police try to force illegal miners from disused shaft

After weeks of trying to empty an abandoned gold mine, South African police are trying to get illegal miners out of a disused shaft by cutting off supplies. Desperate relatives of the miners gathered there after a minister said the government would "smoke them out." Olivia Zollino of Reuters has more.
October 18, 2024
DRC's mpox vaccine campaign hit by a lack of awareness

The head of DRC's mpox response team has said the Democratic Republic of Congo's campaign to vaccinate people amid an mpox outbreak will take longer than expected and that more needs to be done to raise awareness. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.
October 14, 2024
Nigerian town celebrates "Twins festival"

In a sea of duplicate facial features, the sleepy town of Igbo-Ora in Nigeria's southwest Oyo state came alive over the weekend with laughter, music, and celebration at the annual Twins Festival. The festival featured a procession of twins of various ages, parading in pairs, taking photos, dressed in matching clothes and accompanied by drummers and dancers. Twins are common in the Yoruba ethnic group that dominates southwest Nigeria. But even among Yoruba people, Igbo-Ora is considered exceptional, with at least one twin birth in every family. Locals believe the high rate of twin births is linked to okra leaf and amala, a local dish made from yam and cassava flour.
September 06, 2024
Kenya's VP says 70 children 'unaccounted for' after deadly school fire kills 17

Kenyan Vice President Rigathi Gachagua said Friday that 70 students remained ‘unaccounted for’ after a fire at a local boarding school killed 17 students and injured 13 others. Gachagua added that some of the students may have been taken home by their parents on the night of Thursday. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. President William Ruto said he had told authorities to investigate what he called the "horrific incident" and said those responsible would be held to account. Authorities have cordoned off the school and crime scene investigators have been sent there. According to the East African nation’s ministry of education, the school has a total 824 students comprising 422 girls and 402 boys. Of these, 160 girls are boarders while the rest are day scholars.
September 02, 2024
Israel recovers bodies of six hostages in Gaza

Israel recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in southern Gaza where they were apparently killed not long before Israeli troops reached them, the military said on Sunday. This edit contains graphic images. Francesca Lynagh reports.
September 01, 2024
Adetshina declares love for South Africa following Miss Universe Nigeria win

Beauty pageant Chidimma Adetshina will represent Nigeria at the Miss Universe in Mexico, in November. The 22-year-old who withdrew from the Miss South Africa pageant due to controversies surrounding her Nigerian roots, was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, where she competed against 24 other contestants. Adetshina's mixed heritage - born and raised in South Africa to a Nigerian father and a Mozambican mother - led some to question her eligibility, causing her to exit the competition. "I love you all so much" Adetshina declared to South Africa, while promising to win the Miss Universe crown for Nigeria, saying "I know we are going to win."
August 30, 2024
Zimbabwe youth embrace Japanese culture and cosplay

Zimbabwean youth are embracing Japanese culture at this year's "Otakukon" festival, with cosplayers like Gabriel Ota spending nearly a month creating costumes of their favorite characters.
August 29, 2024
Sudan's Tokar cut off from Port Sudan by floods

Residents in South Tokar city in Sudan's Red Sea state were left stranded after flash floods destroyed the main highway connecting the city to de facto capital Port Sudan. People have been displaced and have lost their properties due to the floods. "People are going up and down using ropes. People are affected because of the property they lost and their belongings that were washed away by the flood," said local leader Taher Ohaj. Trucks have been parked on the destroyed road, unable to cross for the past eight days according to a local merchant, who added that prices have spiked after the floods due to the lack of access.
August 28, 2024
Two oilfields in southeast Libya shut down, engineers say

Two oil fields in southeast Libya have halted production and another has reduced it, engineers at the fields told Reuters on Tuesday, showing a plan to reduce output announced on Monday is being put into effect. Reuters’ Alice Rizzo reports.
August 27, 2024
Scores of people missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan

Scores of people are missing in eastern Sudan after surging waters burst through a dam, wiping out at least 20 villages, the United Nations has said. Reuters’ Alice Rizzo reports.
August 21, 2024
Sahel juntas write to UN over alleged Ukraine rebel support

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have urged the U.N. Security Council to "take responsibility" for Ukraine's alleged support of rebels, following an attack in July in which Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group were killed. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.
August 15, 2024
South Africa's Standard Bank records 4% increase in half-year profit

Africa's biggest lender by assets Standard Bank said on Thursday its half-year profit rose by 4%, with performance supported by franchise growth in its banking businesses and by strong earnings growth in its insurance and asset management unit. Reuters’ Alice Rizzo has more.
August 14, 2024
Uganda court convicts LRA rebel commander of war crimes

A Ugandan court on Tuesday found a commander in the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Thomas Kwoyelo, guilty of dozens of war crimes. This is the first time a senior member of the group has been tried by Uganda's judiciary. Reuters’ Zachary Goelman has this report.

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