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Senegalese athletes, some of the Games more than 2,600 young participants, are seen at the Youth Olympic Village in Diamniadio, Senegal. By PATRICK MEINHARDT (AFP)

Senegal kicks off Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics

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The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, open Saturday in the Senegalese capita ...

Simon Harmer ran through the Australia line-up as he took 6-16. By Marco Longari (AFP)

South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in third Test to win series

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South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs and clinched a series victory when Australia were bowled out for 111 on the fift ...

Authorities believe online scam centres have set up in Antananarivo after a crackdown in Southeast Asia. By Ludovic MARIN (AFP/File)

Scam centres relocated from Cambodia operate in Madagascar

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Raids against online scam centres in Madagascar have exposed ties with a criminal group that ran similar operations in C ...

The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland in Lausanne upheld the sentence given to Alieu Kosiah. By Fabrice COFFRINI (AFP)

Swiss supreme court upholds Liberian ex-warlord's 20-year sentence

Oct 30, 2026 |

Switzerland's supreme court on Friday upheld a 20-year jail sentence for former Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah, but overt ...

Durban has emerged as a focal point of anti-migrant agitation. By RAJESH JANTILAL (AFP)

South African court sets limits on anti-migrant demonstration

Oct 30, 2026 |

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a court in South Africa's coastal city of Durban on Friday as the government sou ...

Durban has emerged as a focal point of anti-migrant agitation. By RAJESH JANTILAL (AFP/File)

Protest outside S.African court as police seek to bar anti-migrant rallies

Oct 30, 2026 |

Hundreds of protesters brandishing placards rallied outside a court in South Africa's coastal city of Durban on Friday a ...

The Dakar Rally is moving to Portugal and Morocco for the 2027 edition. By Giuseppe CACACE (AFP/File)

Dakar Rally moved to Portugal and Morocco following Houthi attacks in Gulf

Oct 30, 2026 |

Portugal and Morocco will host the 2027 Dakar Rally the organisers announced on Friday after it was moved from Saudi Ara ...

More than 29m people are registered to vote. By ILARIA FINIZIO (AFP)

Basic services, fading loyalties loom over South Africa's vote

Oct 30, 2026 |

Ntombekhaya Makeleni stopped using the communal toilets in her Cape Town neighbourhood after a group of men tried to for ...

Malawi has the highest petrol prices in Africa. By Amos GUMULIRA (AFP)

Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis

Oct 30, 2026 |

Word spread that a fuel tanker was nearing a filling station in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, and the snaking queue surged ...

We think its very important to have sanctions, DR Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner told AFP. By Igor IVANKO (AFP)

DR Congo says Rwanda flouting pact, US sanctions justified

Oct 29, 2026 |

The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister told AFP Thursday that US sanctions on Rwanda were justified as Kiga ...

Officials in the CAR are worried about Ebola spreading across the Oubangui river from the DRC. By - (AFP)

CAR tightens border checks as DR Congo Ebola cases rise

Oct 29, 2026 |

As the Democratic Republic of Congo grapples with its deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, the neighbouring Central Afri ...

Relations between France and Chad have recently been on the mend. By Ludovic MARIN (AFP)

France, Chad rebuild military ties with fighter jet visit

Oct 29, 2026 |

Two French fighter jets and a transport aircraft will make a stopover in Chad very soon, where they will carry out tr ...

Tanzanians held church services to mark a year since the election killings. By - (AFP)

A year on, Tanzanians mourn election massacres in 'state of terror'

Oct 29, 2026 |

A year after Tanzania's bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear ...

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