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    Roshan Micah Reddy South African investigative journalist Roshan Micah Reddy and his local fixer, Kooki Mahmoud, have been reported missing in Djibouti, prompting calls for authorities to

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  • Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Riyadh, heralding escalation in tensions with Saudi Arabia

    By Xinhua News Agency Yemen’s Houthi group said Saturday that it had launched large-scale attacks targeting the Saudi capital Riyadh and Yanbu, a major industrial and energy hub on Saudi

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  • The US sanctions South Africa over their own land reform laws, the question nobody in Washington wants to answer

    Credit Photo File By The African Exponent The Trump administration just told South Africa’s government that trying to fix apartheid’s unfinished business counts as racism now. Actual

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  • US gives UN more time to end support for Somalia peacekeepers

    By Reuters The United States has agreed to give the UN another ​year to wind down its support for African peacekeepers in Somalia, a document showed – a move that gives some ‌breathing

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  • A ninth woman’s body is found in South Africa as police investigate series of killings

    By The Associated Press South African police said Thursday a ninth woman’s body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a series of killings they are

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Top South African journalist Roshan Reddy and fixer Kooki Mahmoud missing in Djibouti

Roshan Micah Reddy South African investigative journalist Roshan Micah Reddy and his local fixer, Kooki Mahmoud, have been reported missing in Djibouti, prompting calls for authorities to

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Somalia’s Election Impasse: History Repeating Itself

File Photo/Somali Times By Talya Parker Somalia has found itself in a situation that is very familiar – an election impasse. Despite hopes of a smooth transition of power and a new election model

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Djibouti slam Somali president call to lift sanctions on Eritrea

Djibouti has formally responded to a recent call by Somalia that United Nations Security Council sanctions on Eritrea be lifted. According to Djibouti, it was ‘deeply shocked’ by that position.

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British Airways-owner IAG loses €1.3bn in three month

IAG said passenger traffic fell by 88% in the third quarter. Photo: PA By Oscar Williams-Grut The parent company of British Airways and Iberia slumped to a €1.3bn (£1.17bn, $1.54bn) loss in the

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