Farouk Chothia

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Athol Fugard: Death of a great South African playwright

Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

President’s church donation sparks Kenyan clashes

Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who tried…

Will Ross & Joseph Winter Will Ross & Joseph Winter

US orders non-emergency staff to leave South Sudan as tensions rise

The United States has ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

DR Congo offers $5m bounties for rebel leaders

The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m…

Joseph Winter & Will Ross Joseph Winter & Will Ross

Vital leprosy drugs due in Nigeria after year delay

People affected by leprosy in Nigeria should be able to get hold…

Several dead after UN helicopter shot at in South Sudan

Several people have died in South Sudan after an attempt by the…

Players union welcomes life ban for Gabon football coach over sexual abuse

Fifa's decision to ban for life a former Gabonese youth coach found…

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Nine things about Lesotho – the country ‘nobody has ever heard of’

US President Donald Trump has said that "nobody has ever heard of"…

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Lesotho shocked by Trump’s remarks that ‘nobody has heard of the country’

Lesotho's government says it is shocked by US President Donald Trump saying…

Many feared dead in Sudan after shelling hits crowded market

Dozens of people in the Sudanese state of North Darfur are feared…