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African Union has said it would readmit Israel as an observer country, 19 years after it was ousted from the 55-nation pan-African bloc due to pressure by then-Libyan leader, Muammar Gadhafi. Israeli officials have been pushing for a…

Zimbabwean Government has ordered compulsory vaccinations for civil servants and reducing the number of workers reporting for duty in a bid to stem a rise in local transmission. "All civil servants should be vaccinated," Information…

Corruption trial of former South African President, Jacob Zuma has been postponed until next month. A judge at Pietermaritzburg High Court in the former president’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday adjourned Zuma’s trial until…

A vaccinated White House official has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, adding that the person had not had contact with President Joe Biden or other top-level staff. “I want to confirm that yesterday a fully…

Mali's interim President, Assimi Goita survived a knife attack on Tuesday, according to the government. The attack took place on the two-time coup leader in Bamako during prayers for Muslim festival of Eid al Adha, meaning "Feast of…

Wealthiest man on the planet, Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket to outer space on Tuesday, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists. Blue Origin has planned its first…

Corruption trial of South Africa’s jailed former president, Jacob Zuma resumes on Monday despite deadly violence that swept the nation after his imprisonment in an unrelated case, it has emerged. Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, graft and…

Injured widow of Haiti’s slain president, Jovenel Moise returned home on Saturday after being treated in Florida for wounds she suffered in the attack, an official said. Martine Moise, 47, with her right arm in a sling and wearing a…

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, Danish Siddiqui, was killed while covering a clash between Afghanistan forces and Taliban fighters on Friday. The photo-journalist who worked with Reuters was caught in a crossfire which occurred…

United States has on Friday announced that it is shipping 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa, starting with Burkina Faso, Djibouti, and Ethiopia. Shipments to the first three countries will go out within days, with a total of 49…

An 18-year-old, Oliver Daemen is set to become the youngest person in space as he has been chosen as the first paying customer of Blue Origin, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s space company announced on Thursday. Blue Origin auctioned a…

Death toll from five days of violence in South Africa has risen to 72, police said Tuesday, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deployment of troops to quell the unrest. “The total number of people who have lost their lives since the…

Buildings were set on fire and properties looted in South Africa on Monday as unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president, Jacob Zuma last week continued for a fourth day. The country’s top court, which ordered Zuma jailed for refusing…