Zimbabwe’s central bank has launched a new “structured currency” backed by gold, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and…
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At least three people have been killed after Russia fired five missiles on Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia, the regional…
A rare earthquake hit New Jersey, rattling buildings in New York City and its surrounding areas on Friday. The United…
Former United States President Donald Trump has warned that Israel is “losing the PR war” in Gaza because of the…
In March, the United States imposed new sanctions on 11 Zimbabwean individuals, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife, and other officials,…
South African footballer Luke Fleurs was shot dead in a car hijacking, his team says. The shooting took place at a…
Haiti’s National Library was looted Wednesday by armed gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation’s capital Port-au-Prince, its director told AFP, as…
South Africa’s National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Wednesday that she was resigning from her position amid an investigation…
Two men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to insider trading in securities in the company that ultimately took former U.S. President…
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said alliance members must guarantee long-term weapon deliveries for Ukraine, as ministers discussed a proposal for a…
Uganda’s Constitutional Court has rejected a petition seeking to annul an anti-gay law that has been roundly condemned internationally as one of…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed the country’s first-ever female prime minister, naming planning minister Judith Suminwa…
Senegal’s new president has appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister in his first act as…
United States President Joe Biden has said he is “outraged and heartbroken” by Israel’s killing of seven aid workers in…
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast on Wednesday, setting off tsunami warnings on the island and neighbouring…