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African Unity Road linking Algiers to Lagos nears completion
It’s a road that will link six African nations, improving transport and delivering high-speed internet across the continent. And at In Guezzam, on the border between Algeria and Niger, the last section of what’s been called the African Unity Road is nearing completion. Conceived over 50 years ago, the Trans-Saharan Highway runs almost 5,000 kilometres from Algiers to Lagos in…
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Confronting Iran protests, regime uses brute force but secretly appeals to moderates
Purges of rivals and reformists from the government have narrowed officials’ options for a response As antigovernment protests swept across Iran last month, its top leaders made a secret appeal to two of the Islamic Republic’s founding families, the moderate Rafsanjani and Khomeini clans that hard-liners had pushed out of power, said people familiar with the talks. Iran’s national-security chief,…
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US Supreme Court paves path to obtain Trump’s tax returns
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, without comment, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the US Department of the Treasury from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and…
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King Charles hosts South Africa’s Ramaphosa for first state visit
King Charles has hosted his first state visit since becoming British monarch, welcoming South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace. Charles, 74, rolled out the traditional pomp and ceremony on Tuesday for the first time as head of state, as Britain seeks to bolster its relations with its biggest trading partner in Africa. Ramaphosa and his wife were officially…
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Thousands strike for wage increases in South Africa
Thousands of public sector workers in South Africa have embarked on a nationwide strike demanding better wages. Tuesday’s “National Day of Action” comes after wage negotiations between trade unions and the government collapsed; the government offered a 3 percent pay hike, but unions are demanding 10 percent amid rising inflation. The dispute between the government and its employees piles pressure…
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China’s Xi attempts to claim diplomatic victory in battle for global influence after summit whirlwind
Xi Jinping may have rejected US President Joe Biden’s description of the 21st century as a battle between democracies and autocracies, but as the G20 and APEC summits showed, the Chinese leader remains intent on pushing back at American influence overseas. Still basking in the afterglow of a Communist Party Congress that last month saw him consolidate and extend his grip on power at home, the strongman leader…
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South African court orders Zuma back to jail after ruling medical parole was unlawful
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that the decision to release former President Jacob Zuma on early medical parole was “unlawful” and that he should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt of court. Zuma was sentenced last year to 15 months imprisonment after ignoring a court order to testify at a government inquiry into…
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Earthquake rocks Indonesia killing dozens; wounding hundreds
A shallow earthquake rattled Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds of others with fears the casualty figures could rise. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Monday was centred in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). It sent residents in the capital, Jakarta,…
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‘I’ll mother as I see fit’, Italian leader Giorgia Meloni hits back at criticism for taking daughter to G20 summit
Italy’s prime minister has rebuked criticism she faced for taking her six-year-old daughter to the G20 summit in Indonesia. Giorgia Meloni brought Ginevra to the summit, where she met US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Ms Meloni was later criticised in an article in the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica, which read: “Why in these four days that…
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Nancy Pelosi stands down as leader of US House Democrats
Nancy Pelosi, who has led Democrats in the US House of Representatives for almost two decades, has announced she is standing down from the role. The 82-year-old is the most powerful Democrat in Congress and the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. She will continue to represent her California district in the lower chamber of Congress. It…
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