The defence minister of the self-declared republic of Somaliland has become the latest casualty of the row over a controversial agreement that is causing ructions in the Horn of Africa. Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye resigned saying that cabinet ministers should have been consulted over a deal that Somaliland struck with Ethiopia that could see it leasing […]
Many South Africans are turning to private security firms amid a steep rise in crime. Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps. “They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. “They increased the […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps. “They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. They increased the withdrawal limits in my accounts and emptied them. I was only released […]
Ex-Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is to be freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He shot her multiple times through a bathroom door in 2013, later saying he mistook her for a burglar. Pistorius, now 37, was eventually convicted of murder in 2015 after an appeal […]
ROME (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her European Union partners Thursday that curbing migration flows from African countries has less to do with offers of charity than strong partnerships coupled with strategic investments in those nations. Meloni told reporters at a year-end news conference that last month’s deal on the EU’s Migration […]
Jan. 2 (UPI) — According to a new University of Leeds study, farmers across sub-Saharan Africa will have to move away from maize, towards new species of food crops with higher nutritional values if it hopes to feed a rapidly growing population. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to dozens of different countries and has an estimated […]
Under a bridge near a bustling market in Freetown, the young people gather in their masses. Dressed in nothing but rags, they stand like zombies – shoulders slouched, heads cocked to the side – as they aimlessly shuffle in circles. Many are without shoes, their feet bare and swollen from infection. Those that have yet […]
South Africa has opened a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of genocide. Israel responded to the proceedings application by calling it a “blood libel.” South Africa broke diplomatic ties with Israel in November and shut down its embassy in Pretoria. South Africa has opened a case against Israel at the […]
Semafor Signals Insights from Al Jazeera, Times of Israel, The Guardian NEWS South Africa on Friday filed a case in the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, asking the UN court to issue an urgent order to stop the military campaign. Israel’s foreign ministry responded with “disgust” to […]
South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in “genocidal acts” in Gaza. The UN court confirmed the proceedings concerning alleged violations of Israel’s obligations under the Genocide Convention. Israel has strongly rejected the allegation, calling it “baseless”. “Israel rejects with disgust the blood libel […]
AMSTERDAM/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its ongoing crackdown against Hamas in Gaza. In the latest development in Israel’s war against Hamas, tens of thousands of newly displaced […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust.” South Africa’s submission to the International Court of Justice alleges that “acts […]