G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa

The G20 summit in South Africa, a gathering of the world’s major economies, has ended with a joint declaration committing to “multilateral co-operation”. The declaration, which covered climate change mitigation…

Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria

Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger State on Friday have escaped. The Christian Association of Nigeria says they have been reunited…

Escalating war of words triggers fears of conflict

AFP Ethiopia and Eritrea were allies in the civil war in Tigray but they have since fallen out There are growing concerns over the possibility of armed conflict between Horn…

Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school

Alex Smith, Chris Ewokor,BBC Africa, in Abuja, and Elettra Neysmith BBC St Mary’s School, in Niger state, was attacked in the early hours of Friday morning More than 300 children…

Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s moment?

Mayeni JonesAfrica correspondent, Johannesburg Gallo Images via Getty Images South Africa held a “social summit” ahead of the main event, in a bid to involve civil society voices in the…

AS FAR win second African Women’s Champions League title

AS FAR held firm to beat debutants ASEC Mimosas 2-1 in the African Women’s Champions League final and become continental champions for the second time. Hanane Ait El Haj put…

World Cup 2026 qualifying: Gabriel Zakuani urges DR Congo to keep focus

DR Congo missed out on one of Africa’s nine automatic qualification spots for next year’s tournament after finishing two points behind Senegal in Group B. But the Leopards emerged from…

Pupils abducted from Nigerian Catholic school

An unknown number of pupils have been abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, marking the second school kidnapping in less than a week. The latest…

South African women learning to use guns as femicide cases rise

A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence. On average 15 women are killed every day in the country,…

Starmer defends G20 trip to South Africa despite Trump’s absence

Chris Mason,Political editor and Raphael Sheridan,Senior Political Producer Reuters The prime minister is travelling to the G20 gathering of world leaders in Johannesburg in South Africa. The summit brings together…

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