Can Mandela’s former negotiator charm Donald Trump?
The South African president will try to reset relations with the US in a high-stakes White House meeting on Wednesday.
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Sudan rebels entirely pushed out of Khartoum state, army says
It is the latest sign of victory from the military who have made gains against the RSF since March.
The Ugandan mud wrestlers who became a global sensation
Videos of mud-covered wrestling fights from a Ugandan town have racked up over 500 million hits on social media.
Defiant Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appears in court
Tundu Lissu makes his first appearance in court since his arrest on treason charges last month.
UN court backs E Guinea in Gabon dispute over islands in oil-rich waters
Equatorial Guinea has been rowing with Gabon for decades over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters.
South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape
Timothy Omotoso, who denies assaulting women from his church, has reportedly returned to Nigeria.
Nigeria’s fierce political rivals share joke at pope’s inaugural mass
President Bola Tinubu defeated Peter Obi in the 2023 elections – and may face off again in 2027.