Moscow is actively recruiting so-called “military instructors” in occupied Ukrainian territories for subsequent deployment to Africa to expand its influence on the continent, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported via Telegram on Jan. 17. This “persistent recruitment” campaign is ongoing in occupied territories of Ukraine, including Crimea. Military reservists—air defense specialists, sailors, and others—are offered lengthy, […]
A July 1966 photo shows Numo the African lion with its owner, Rolland Stevenson, during a circus performance in Nebraska. The story of lion owners Rolland and Sheila Stevenson was written mainly to dispel decades of rumors that swirled around the couple’s two African lions, who lived in Apple Valley in the early ‘60s. One […]
For 63-year-old Nanette Hunter, the fight over the Moses Macedonia African cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland, is a personal one. Hunter is a direct descendant of people interred in the Maryland cemetery, a burial site used for formerly enslaved people. The site itself is buried by an apartment complex and parking lot and is embroiled in […]
Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will join a South African government delegation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the country’s upcoming case accusing Israel of genocide. As per a Pretoria statement, the South African delegation will be joined by “senior political figures from progressive political parties and movements across the globe”, including […]
The Maryland supreme court heard arguments on Monday from a group of organizers attempting to halt the sale of a local apartment complex that sits on top of a historic African American burial ground. Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) packed the court in Annapolis on Monday, where justices heard testimony about the […]
African raptors that hunt during the day face an extinction crisis, with populations decreasing among dozens of species of birds of prey, researchers said in a study published Thursday. Researchers used data from the last 40 years to analyze the populations of 42 of the country’s 106 raptor species, they wrote in the journal Nature […]
David Moyes was frustrated at not being able to pick Mohammed Kudus for West Ham’s goalless draw against Brighton. Ghana forward Kudus, arguably West Ham’s best player this season, was unavailable due to his forthcoming participation at the Africa Cup of Nations. Yet Egypt’s Mohamed Salah was able to play for Liverpool against Newcastle 24 […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandela’s first years of freedom after his release from prison, has died. He was 91. Magubane died Monday, according to the South African National […]
Safety and business opportunities are behind a rise in relocations from South African to the Isle of Man, members of the growing community have said. The 2021 census showed around 1,200 people from the country had travelled to the island to live. But Vanessa Naude from IOM Relocate said “anecdotally” there were “a lot more” […]
Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family said. “Ngema was killed in a head-on car accident while returning from a funeral he was attending in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape this evening,” his relatives said on Wednesday. The celebrated playwright […]
(Bloomberg) — Ethiopia became Africa’s latest defaulter after it failed to make an interest payment following the end of a grace period on Monday. Most Read from Bloomberg The Horn of Africa nation had to pay a $33 million coupon on Dec. 11. The government didn’t want to make the payment because it “wants to […]
On the streets of South Africa’s major cities, Chinese car brands are becoming an increasingly common sight in a market that has for years been dominated by Japanese and European-made cars. Generally, when it comes to total car registrations or sales figures, Japanese brands such as Toyota, Suzuki and Nissan dominate in South Africa. European […]