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Raquel Smith and her boyfriend, Jacquen Appolis, alongside their friend Stevano van Rhyn, were each handed life sentences for their involvement in the February 2024 disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin Smith, who vanished without a trace.

The evidence suggests that the heads of household among the Afrikaner 49 are drawn not only from that minority of Afrikaners who are totally unreconciled to democracy, but who – quite simply – are opportunists who have availed themselves of a short cut to emigrate.

Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri, noted that this year's meeting convenes at such a time when the regional and global security environment is becoming increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.

The conflict adds another destabilising layer. Violence and insecurity across the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and Great Lakes regions have disrupted planting, destroyed infrastructure, and displaced communities. The report highlights the cyclical relationship between conflict and hunger.

Workneh commended the ratification, describing it as a clear demonstration of the country’s strong commitment to regional integration and multilateral cooperation.

Kenya had previously hosted SADR President Brahim Ghali and held formal ties with the self-declared republic, a stance that aligned more closely with Algeria and the African Union's historical support for self-determination.

The former South African president also warned against repeating past mistakes, like not following through on the 2010–2011 Africa Action Plan, adding that it's important for Africa to create and lead its own policies.

The embassy was formally opened by Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, in a ceremony attended by diplomats and invited guests in the Moroccan capital.

The Africa CDC announced that as of mid-May 2025, a total of 115,513 cholera cases and 2,424 deaths have been reported across the continent.

Many believed that the Covid vaccine was developed too quickly without sufficient testing and a lack of accessible information.

The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot following deadly battles with M23 rebels.

Trump spent most of the conversation confronting his visitor with false claims that South Africa's white minority farmers are being systematically murdered and having their land seized.

Trump has cancelled aid to South Africa, expelled its ambassador and offered refuge to white minority Afrikaners based on racial discrimination claims Pretoria says are unfounded.

Countries such as central Sudan, eastern South Sudan, parts of Ethiopia, western Kenya, and eastern Uganda could see a 55 per cent probability of above-normal precipitation.

Attacking South Africa's land reform law aimed at redressing the injustices of apartheid and its genocide court case against Israel, Trump has cancelled aid to the country, expelled its ambassador and offered refuge to white minority Afrikaners based on racial discrimination claims Pretoria says are unfounded.

The 2025 order also revokes any purported financial commitment made by the US under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the Green Climate Fund and the Loss and Damage Fund.

Across the six countries surveyed, an average of 40 per cent of teachers reported a reduction in income, while 34 per cent said the increased workload has strained their relationships.

Ramaphosa seeks to mend frayed relations with the Trump administration and promote investment opportunities for South African industries, including potential partnerships with companies linked to Elon Musk.

Upon completion, large aircraft will be able to fly straight to Pemba Island, eliminating the need for travellers to land in Unguja first before taking small planes or boats to get there.

The two heads of state are scheduled to meet on Wednesday. And South African officials have been preparing a trade proposal to present to Trump to reset the relationship.

COMESA's announcement comes ahead of planned meetings later this month by SADC and the East African Community, where trade ministers will discuss how to address the tariffs.

Violence, like that exercised by terrorist organisations, is linked with food security conditions, causing a vicious circle of hunger and conflict.

The organisation further noted that policy responses by governments, humanitarian, and development actors are often framed through a rural lens, and that there is a critical lack of data to track displaced populations in urban areas or to understand the full impact of displacement and migration on urban systems.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya expressed its concern over the escalation of violence in Tripoli, calling on parties to take the appropriate measures to protect civilians and public property.

Hosted in the Brazilian capital and received by Ambassador Martin Mbeng—Dean of the African diplomatic corps representing 35 countries—the meeting broadened what is typically a discourse confined to Addis Ababa, where ambassadors serve as Permanent Representatives to the AU.

Legal proceedings against Masra would exacerbate concerns of shrinking democratic space in Chad, where the government frequently bans demonstrations and is accused of restricting media organisations' ability to operate.

African Union officials called last month for the release of Bongo's wife, Sylvia Bongo, 62, and son Noureddin, 33, who were taken into custody shortly after the August 2023 coup and accused of crimes including embezzlement and money laundering.

He was initially handed a five-year prison sentence in December 2023 before the state appealed against the leniency of that punishment.

The findings offer new insight into the genetic risks of the disease in African populations and highlight the need for more inclusive genomic research.

According to Ramaphosa, the asylum seekers were uncomfortable with ongoing efforts to address apartheid-era injustices in South Africa, calling their departure a "sad moment for them".

The initiative promises to open up opportunities for filmmakers and artists to scale their craft to global standards, nurture talent, and spur job creation within the creative economy.

The counsellors who used to do rapid diagnostic HIV tests are also gone, and pregnant women are no longer being put on preventative HIV drugs (PrEP) because the counsellors are the ones who used to offer that, Davey said.

The AU has long struggled with disjointed relationships with regional blocs—a dysfunction that has often bred mistrust, competition, and in some cases, outright friction.

The latest unrest in Libya's capital follows battles on Monday that appeared to consolidate the power of Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, prime minister of the divided country's Government of National Unity (GNU) and an ally of Turkey.

World Bank pegs the shortfall to the occurrence of political violence on the continent, which increased about eightfold between 2000 and 2023, and with it the number of conflict-related deaths and internally displaced persons.

As it stands, Africa manufactures just one per cent of the vaccines it requires, a shortfall that limits the continent's ability to respond swiftly to disease outbreaks.

Kagame emphasised that partnerships, whether between African countries or with international partners, should be based on mutual benefit, not on one side relying on the other.

Nearly three million individuals are expected to face emergency levels of hunger, while an estimated 2,600 people in Mali could experience catastrophic conditions, the highest level on the global hunger scale.

Algerian authorities recently identified at least 15 French employees assigned to missions in Algeria without completing the required procedures.

Inequality is created by, among other factors, where you are born and live. Alongside this, income, assets, and access to education and healthcare differ among and between populations. These inequalities reinforce each other. The result is persistent poverty, lack of social mobility across generations, increased exposure to climate change, and a lack of inclusive economic growth.

Pre-eclampsia usually occurs in young mothers during a first pregnancy. Girls under the age of 18 years are most at risk. The probability that a 15-year-old girl will die from complications of pregnancy is one in 150 in developing countries versus one in 3,800 in developed countries, according to the World Health Organisation.

Following the 2011 revolution, thousands of Tunisians travelled to Syria, Iraq, and Libya to join and fight alongside the Islamic State groups.

Salim was, arguably, the closest Africa has come to clinching the UN’s top job. His age, diplomatic poise, and Pan-Africanist ethos made him a standout.

President Ramaphosa’s announcement follows a lawsuit by 25 survivors and families of apartheid victims, who accused successive governments of failing to ensure accountability for crimes uncovered by the TRC, established in 1996.

The Beginnings Fund was launched on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, the home of another key backer - the United Arab Emirates' recently established Mohamed Bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity.

The online platform, which recently collapsed, lured thousands of investors with unrealistic promises of 100 per cent monthly returns.

The current political landscape in Mali, and in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger where conditions are similar, is an invitation to reconsider local agency.

In the centre-western region of Daloa, where rains were below average, and in the central regions of Bongouanou and Yamoussoukro, where rainfall was above average, farmers said growing conditions were improving, but supply remained tight.

Search operations were underway for possible missing persons, said Houssem Eddine Jebabli, an official in the national guard.

Tanzania’s Minister for Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, had announced earlier this week a suspension on the import of agricultural produce from South Africa and Malawi.

In Kenya, data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) estimates the poverty rate at about 40 per cent.