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Bolsonaro’s Saudi jewels scandal: what we know

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is in hot water over allegations he tried to illegally import millions of dollars' worth...

UN envoy says 2023 is a `make or break’ year for South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for South Sudan called 2023 a “make or break” year for the world’s newest nation that...

Opening of Border crossings between Blue Nile and Benishangul-Gumuz Regions recommended

Al-Damazin-(SUNA) - The conference on the development of border relations between the regions of Blue Nile and Benishangul-Gumuz of Ethiopia (under the slogan of...

South Sudan’s president calls on refugees to return home

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s president has urged the country’s more than 2 million refugees to return home in his first meeting...

AU vows ‘zero tolerance’ to undemocratic change

Addis Ababa (AFP) – The African Union insisted on Sunday it had a "zero tolerance" policy towards unconstitutional change as it maintained its suspension of...

African Union vows ‘zero tolerance for undemocratic changes of power

The African Union insisted on Sunday it had "zero tolerance" for undemocratic changes of power and vowed to push through a continent-wide free trade...

South Sudan’s late liberation hero Garang in focus during pope’s visit

JUBA (Reuters) - Pope Francis will lead prayers at the mausoleum of South Sudanese liberation hero John Garang on Saturday, an acknowledgement of the...

Ethiopia marks Epiphany with water, colour and prayer

Ziway (Ethiopia) (AFP) – Aboard canoes, motorboats and kayaks fashioned from papyrus stems, the faithful converged on a lake in central Ethiopia to celebrate the...

European ministers in Ethiopia hail peace progress

Addis Ababa (AFP) – The French and German foreign ministers on Thursday hailed success in implementing an Ethiopian peace agreement signed last year to end...

Journalists detained over footage appearing to show South Sudan president wet himself

NAIROBI - Six journalists in South Sudan have been detained over the circulation of footage showing President Salva Kiir appearing to wet himself at...

Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi Arabia seized nearly 30 tonnes of khat this month,

Khat, or qat, is a leaf which is packed into the cheek and slowly chewed, releasing chemicals similar to amphetamines and resulting in a...

Ethiopian federal government delegation heads to Tigray

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A delegation from the Ethiopian federal government is on its way to the northern region of Tigray to oversee the...

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