DR Congo ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia for 'treason'
Africa • Sep 30, 2025, 10:05 PM
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A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for "treason". Kabila, 54, who was neither present nor represented at the trial in the capital, Kinshasa, was found guilty of complicity with the M23 anti-government armed group, which has seized swathes of the resource-rich Congolese east with Rwandan help. Emmett Livingstone reports from Kinshasa.
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Mass protests and strikes grip Madagascar amid calls for president to resign
Africa • 10:45 PM
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Anti-government protests continued across Madagascar on Wednesday as thousands demand President Andry Rajoelina step down. Demonstrators staged strikes and marches over misgovernance, water and power cuts, while authorities used tear gas in the capital a
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Jane Goodall, pioneering primatologist, conservationist and activist, dies at 91
Africa • 6:15 PM
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Jane Goodall, the pioneering primatologist, conservationist and activist who became the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a social media post. Born in London on April 3, 1934, Go
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Morocco rocked by violent clashes as youths protest health, education system
Africa • 12:40 AM
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Violent clashes broke out in several Moroccan cities late Tuesday after days of protests over health and education reforms, local media reported.
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Morocco rocked by violent clashes as youths protest health, education system
Africa • 12:25 AM
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Violent clashes broke out in several Moroccan cities for a fourth straight night over health and education reforms, local media reported. More than 260 security officials and 23 civilians were injured in the clashes and 409 people were arrested, Morocco'
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South Africa's Moravian Church at centre of land disputes in Western Cape
Africa • 12:20 AM
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In South Africa, some towns in the Western Cape are entirely controlled by the Moravian Protestant Church, which has a missionary legacy dating back to the 18th century. Residents pay a fee to the Church, which maintains the town's infrastructure in retu
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