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Eleven men lured into Russia war returned to South Africa
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (181+ words) Eleven South African men who were allegedly lured into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine returned to their home country Wednesday, AFP reporters saw. They were part of a group of 17 who requested. .. Fifteen South Africans have returned home after…...
Mideast war sparks long queues at Kinshasa petrol stations
3+ week, 3+ day ago (154+ words) The Anniston Star Iran virtually closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz through which one-fifth of the world's oil passes, sending global energy prices soaring Long queues of cars and motorcycles have built up at petrol stations in DR Congo's sprawling…...
Hosts Morocco set up Senegal AFCON final showdown
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (121+ words) Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou celebrates with Brahim Diaz after the AFCON hosts beat Nigeria on penalties in their semi-final Sadio Mane (R) celebrates with Iliman Ndiaye after scoring Senegal's winning goal against Egypt Mohamed Salah's wait to win the AFCON title…...
Hosts Morocco face Mane's Senegal for AFCON glory
3+ mon, 23+ hour ago (116+ words) African player of the year Achraf Hakimi will lead Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations final Sadio Mane has insisted the AFCON final will be his last game for Senegal -- but his coach disagrees The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium…...
South Africa jailbreak fugitive loses bid to block Netflix documentary
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (282+ words) A South African court on Friday rejected an attempt to block the release of a Netflix documentary about a man convicted of rape and murder who faked his own death to escape prison. Thabo Bester gained. .. Thabo Bester was convicted…...
Jihadist attacks hit Mozambique as Total readies to resume gas project
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (89+ words) Insurgents have terrorised northern Mozambique for years Rwandan soldiers were deployed to quell the violence in northern Mozambique More than 1. 3 million have been displaced in Mozambique since the conflict began A series of attacks in northern Mozambique this month point…...
Dozens of sites vie for UNESCO world heritage list spot
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) The United Nation's cultural organisation announces its choice of sites for inclusion in its world heritage list this week, with pre-historic caves, former centres of repression, forests, marine bio-systems and others vying for the coveted spots. UNESCO will have to…...
Water Outage set for parts of East Anniston Monday
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (189+ words) In Anniston, a scheduled water outage will begin at 8 a. m. Monday and resume by the afternoon. The affected areas are parts of East Six and Seventh Streets, and the Avenues of Leighton, Lapsley, Goodwin, Knox, Keith and Highland. v The yellow…...