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Jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was on his way to Germany for medical treatment on Wednesday after Algiers agreed to a German request that he be pardoned.German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who on Monday had urged Algeria to free the 81-year-old, confirmed he was en route and thanked Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for the “humanitarian gesture”. Germany …

Jailed writer Sansal on way to Germany after Algeria pardonWed, 12 Nov 2025 18:07:09 GMT Read More »

Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala Wednesday said France’s judiciary was not competent to try him as he went on trial in Paris over atrocities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo more than two decades ago.Lumbala, 67, is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity for his role during the 1998-2003 Second Congo War, …

DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala’s war crimes trial opens in FranceWed, 12 Nov 2025 17:54:07 GMT Read More »

President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the United States boycott of the G20 summit in South Africa later this month would not prevent the meeting of the world’s leading economies from going ahead.Pretoria and Washington have clashed over a range of policy issues, including South Africa’s summit agenda, culminating in President Donald Trump announcing at the …

S.Africa’s Ramaphosa says US skipping G20 ‘their loss’Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:20:42 GMT Read More »

Argentinian President Javier Milei will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa later this month, his spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.Buenos Aires did not specify the reasons for the president’s absence, but Milei, a right-wing leader, has repeatedly expressed his diplomatic alignment with the United States and President Donald Trump.Trump stated last week that he would …

Argentina’s Milei to follow Trump in skipping S.Africa G20: spokespersonWed, 12 Nov 2025 15:40:48 GMT Read More »

A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country’s deposed leader Ali Bongo to 20 years in prison following a two-day graft trial.Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Noureddin Bongo, 33, both tried in absentia, were found guilty of embezzlement of public funds, among other charges.The wife of Ali Bongo, …

Ousted Gabon leader’s wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graftWed, 12 Nov 2025 14:35:51 GMT Read More »

The United Nations said Wednesday that 42 migrants were missing and presumed dead after a  boat capsized off the Libyan coast last week.It was the latest in a series of similar disasters in a stretch of the Mediterranean Sea that have claimed the lives of more than a thousand people so far this year.Seven survivors …

42 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UNWed, 12 Nov 2025 13:59:26 GMT Read More »

When G20 leaders touch down in Johannesburg this month, they will be greeted by a city scrubbed, patched, and polished, all part of a last-minute summit gloss thrown over years of neglect.The urban sprawl of almost six million people is home to Africa’s richest square mile. In recent years, however, it has sunk into disrepair, …

Johannesburg gets rushed makeover for G20 chiefsWed, 12 Nov 2025 10:04:05 GMT Read More »

Leaders of the world’s largest economies meet in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 for the G20 summit, being held for the first time in Africa.Here are five things to know about the annual meeting, which is taking place at a time of heightened global instability and tensions between Pretoria and Washington.- First in Africa …

Five things to know about the first G20 held in AfricaWed, 12 Nov 2025 08:50:36 GMT Read More »

Thomas Marama is praying less often these days.His faith hasn’t waned, but with the height of the Boko Haram conflict behind him, the Nigerian pastor no longer feels the need to plea to God each time he goes to a crowded market or gets caught in a traffic jam.”You were always scared that maybe there …

Northeast capital bounces back as conflict rages in Nigeria countrysideWed, 12 Nov 2025 08:19:45 GMT Read More »

Star African strikers Victor Osimhen of Nigeria and Bryan Mbeumo of Cameroon want to grace the 2026 World Cup tournament, but only one of them can succeed. Nigeria face Gabon and Cameroon meet the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday in Rabat in the semi-finals of an African play-offs series for the global showpiece.The winners clash …

Osimhen, Mbeumo potential key figures in African World Cup play-offsWed, 12 Nov 2025 07:50:40 GMT Read More »