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WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as ANC party chief
South Africa’s ruling ANC party on Monday re-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa as its leader for a second five-year term, despite a brewing scandal over a huge cash theft at his farm. Read more…
Ghana suspends part of external debt payments
Ghana suspended payments on part of its foreign debt on Monday as the country undertakes debt restructuring in line with a bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Read more…
Cyril Ramaphosa: the Mandela protege re-elected to lead SA’s ANC
Pragmatic, wealthy and ambitious, Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected leader of South Africa’s ruling ANC party on Monday, despite being badly damaged by a cash-heist scandal that has dogged him for months. Read more…
Egypt tycoon dies serving sentence for sexually assaulting minors
Egyptian businessman Mohamed el-Amin has died while serving a three-year sentence for trafficking and sexually assaulting girls at an orphanage he had founded, his lawyer and a lawmaker said on Sunday. Read more…
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as president at the party’s 55th National Elective Conference at the Nasrec Expo Centre. Read more…
Rwanda says ‘welcomes’ court ruling on UK plan to deport migrants
Rwanda said on Monday it welcomed a ruling by judges in London that said a controversial British government plan to deport migrants to the East African country was lawful. Read more…
Burkina Faso attacks kill two soldiers, six civilians
Two soldiers and six civilians were killed in weekend attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, security sources and residents said on Monday. Read more…
Nigerian pastor held in Zimbabwe with cocaine worth $126 752 000 stuffed in hats and jackets
Police in Zimbabwe reportedly arrested a Nigerian pastor at Victoria Falls Airport after he was found in possession of cocaine worth $126 752 000 stuffed in hats and jackets. Read more…
PICS | Cassper Nyovest celebrates 32nd birthday in style with all-white party
South African rapper Cassper Nyovest recently celebrated his 32nd birthday and did so in true celebrity fashion. Read more…
Argentina awaits to welcome home Messi and World Cup winners
Lionel Messi and his teammates set off for Argentina with the most coveted prize in football as millions of compatriots waited to welcome them home on Monday and catch a glimpse of the World Cup trophy. Read more…
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