Africa

Africa-bound India-flagged fuel tanker sets sail from east of Hormuz, Indian official says

Wissa back for DR Congo's World Cup playoff

Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Brentford - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - February 7, 2026 Brentford's Kristoffer Ajer in action with Newcastle United's Yoane Wissa. REUTERS/Scott Heppell

Senegal doubles maximum penalty for same-sex activity to 10 years’ jail

Senegalese lawmakers participate in a debate on a new bill that would double the maximum penalty for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and criminalize the promotion of homosexuality, in Dakar, Senegal, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

South Africa summons new US envoy over ‘undiplomatic remarks’

US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III (left) presenting his credentials on Feb 23 to a representative from South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

Trump says white South Africans are persecuted; some say they are returning to a better life

Naomi and Danny Saphire pose with their children and dogs at their new home in Plettenberg Bay after returning from the U.S., in the Western Cape, South Africa, March 7, 2026.

South Africa team, stranded in India, to fly home from Wednesday

Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Semi Final - South Africa v New Zealand - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - March 4, 2026 South Africa players line up during the national anthems before the match REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Congo Republic’s Sassou set to extend long rule, focus on succession

FILE PHOTO: President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso attends a welcoming ceremony at Kazan Airport upon his arrival to participate in the BRICS summit, Russia October 22, 2024. Alexei Danichev/BRICS-RUSSIA2024.RU Host Photo Agency via REUTERS./File Photo

CAF boosts prize pots for Africa's top club competitions by up to 100%

Islamist militants kill 15 in coordinated raids across northeast Nigeria

US nears deal to resume intelligence operations in Mali

FILE PHOTO: A supporter of Mali's M5-RFP opposition coalition, holds a poster of the colonel Assimi Goita during a rally to mark a year since the start of protest marches that contributed to the ouster of former President Ibrahim Boubakar Keita at the Independence Square in Bamako, Mali June 4, 2021. The poster reads \"President Assimi Goita - the hope of Mali\". REUTERS/Amadou Keita/File Photo

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