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Donald Trump says white South Africans are being persecuted and so qualify for asylum but black farmers are also being killed.

Patrice Talon says the situation is “totally under control” not long after explosions were heard in Cotonou.

Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.

Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 people.

Kenyan families whose sons have been duped into fighting for Russia demand they be brought home.

Esther says she faced sexual violence on her journey to Europe after fleeing abuse in Nigeria.

There is evidence of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and the concealment of bodies, 17 embassies say.

J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere has photographed over 2000 uniqie Nigerian hairstyles.

Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Kenya becomes the first African country to secure US health funding since cuts to foreign aid by Trump.

Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.

The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region.

Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.

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South Africa complete the joint highest chase in the history of one-day internationals in India as they passed a target of 359 to win by four wickets in Naya Raipur.

The president says the US will “go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country”.

A two-year investigation details disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence, murders and environmental destruction.