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Zimbabwe Presses Ahead With Bill That Would Extend President's Term to 2030
52+ min ago (330+ words) HARARE, June 2 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government introduced a "bill "to parliament on Tuesday "that would extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term by two "years to 2030, despite criticism from a fractured opposition and some veterans "of the country's liberation war. The "draft legislation…...
South African Politician Seeks US Refuge on Fears of Future Persecution
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (816+ words) SJ du Venage, a provincial councilman for Freedom Front Plus, a right-wing, white Afrikaner political party, at his residence in Saint Helena Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, May 20, 2026. Du Venage has applied for the U. S. refugee programme. REUTERS/Esa Alexander By…...
Trump Administration Plans to Admit More White South Africans as Refugees This Year
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (272+ words) The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10, 000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners Trump Administration Plans to Admit More White South Africans as Refugees This Year Under law, the administration is required…...
China Denounces Taiwan Foreign Minister's Switzerland Visit Amid WHO Meeting
2+ week, 1+ day ago (187+ words) Delegates attend the 79th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2026. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - "China's "foreign ministry "said on Monday it "opposed countries providing platforms for "Taiwan "independence separatist" activities, after "Taiwan's…...
Top ANC Official Backs President Ramaphosa Over 'Farmgate' Scandal
2+ week, 5+ day ago (424+ words) Fikile Mbalula, the Secretary-General of the African National Congress gestures as he addresses the media during a press conference at Chief Albert Luthuli House, the headquarters of the African National Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 1, 2025. REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee CAPE…...
European States to Send Planes to Evacuate Citizens From Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship
3+ week, 3+ day ago (460+ words) Tenerife South Airport, as the cruise ship MV Hondius hit by a hantavirus outbreak is expected to arrive at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, May 9, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah Mc Kay MADRID, May 9 (Reuters) - Germany, France,…...
US Slams China's Pressure on African Countries to Block Taiwan President's Trip
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks at a press conference on the latest round of economic talks with the U. S. , in Taipei, Taiwan, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - The United States is "concerned "that several African countries revoked overflight "clearances…...
Xi Says China Is Willing to Work With Africa on Middle East Conflict Impact
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (194+ words) China's President Xi Jinping and Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 21, 2026. Haruna Furuhashi/Pool via REUTERS BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - "China "is willing "to work with African "countries…...
Tanzania Investigates Death of American Social Media Influencer
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) (Corrects time of death in "paragraph "5 to around 3 "p. m and not 9 p. m.) DAR ES SALAAM, "April 15 (Reuters) - Police in Tanzania said they are questioning "the fianc" of U. S. social "media influencer Ashly Robinson, who died after "an alleged "suicide attempt while the…...
South Africa's Ramaphosa to Tap Roelf Meyer as Next US Envoy, Bloomberg News Reports
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (129+ words) South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa reviews the honour guard, on the day he meets Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado April "14 (Reuters) - "South African "President Cyril "Ramaphosa "is set…...