Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 16:30
Seven people were killed and 40 injured in a Saudi airstrike on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province, as Houthi forces advance and Saudi-led air raids intensify.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 16:29
They came home to a war-ruined city determined to rebuild their lives, but a chronic lack of power, water, jobs and medicine has left many residents of Sudan's capital wishing they had stayed away
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 15:56
It has been a deadly night in South Africa, with 27 people killed in two separate shooting incidents. Police say 17 people were shot dead at a tavern outside Johannesburg by suspects armed with assault rifles, while another 10 were killed near Cape Town when gunmen opened fire at a venue selling...
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 15:51
Two more women have been found dead in Johannesburg this weekend, bringing the number of women killed in a single municipality to 11 in just two months. Most of the other victims were in their 20s and 30s, with some found partially undressed and showing signs of sexual assault, raising fears that a...
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 15:38
This year's celebration came as renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, raised fears of another major conflict in the country's north
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 15:24
The gate of Mt Elgon National Park. PHOTO/Mt Elgon Foundation/ Kelvin Maima.
By PATRICK MAYOYO
Elephants living on Mount Elgon may be using certain plants to treat illness, according to new research that draws on decades of observations by members of the local Sabaot Indigenous community...
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 15:01
On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 14:40
Speaking exclusively to SaharaReporters during a visit to the community, Zainab said security agents had continued to chase miners away from the site.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 14:34
At least 27 people were killed in separate mass shootings in Cape Town and Johannesburg, police said Sunday. No suspects have been arrested in either shooting, and the motives for the attacks remain unknown.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 14:23
Pope Leo XIV meets with France bishops. PHOTO/VATICAN
By PATRICK MAYOYO
Catholic churches today are placing repentance, humility and faithful action at the centre of the liturgy, as worshippers are reminded that what ultimately matters is not what people say, but whether their lives...
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 13:53
Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.
(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 13:37
These were the latest deadly incidents at bars or taverns in a nation with one of the world’s highest murder rates.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 13:30
By Umar Dankano, Yola
Some development partners have engaged critical stakeholders in three local government areas in the North East with a view to strengthen citizens inclusion and participation in governance.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 13:14
Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa wins the Berlin Marathon but narrowly misses out on breaking the women's world record because of injury.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 13:14
Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa wins the Berlin Marathon but narrowly misses out on breaking the women's world record because of injury.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 13:03
The agencies argue that they conducted reasonable searches and properly withheld or redacted information protected by federal law. The brief was signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Samantha-Josephine Baker.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 13:00
Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer
Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently” round up two baboon troops coming into...
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 12:24
The allegations have not been determined by the court. Falana is asking it to assess the conduct of the authorities under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and applicable ECOWAS legal instruments.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 12:09
The movement whose founders remain anonymous, rallied support around the failings of the public health and education systems before a government crackdown diffused it
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 - 12:00
The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
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