A Gabon military coup leader is sworn in as
By Emmanuel Akinwotu![](/upload/images/2023/9/5/1ea32de36c401c7d.jpg)
Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of a coup in Gabon last week, has been sworn in as interim president, while the deposed
Whatever happened to the 'period day off' policy?
By Raksha Kumar![](/upload/images/2023/9/4/8014c2f942014253.jpeg)
In 2017, two Indian firms began offering workers a day off for a painful period — earning much praise but also some
With Johannesburg's building fire, the misery of
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People desperate for housing in a country with sky-high unemployment have taken to squatting in squalid conditions in former
A building fire in Johannesburg kills dozens, many
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At least 12 of those killed were children. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in
A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 74,
By The Associated Press![](/upload/images/2023/9/1/16547157609c6c99.jpg)
At least 12 of those killed were children. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in
Military officers in Gabon say they have seized
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Crowds celebrated in Gabon after mutinous soldiers said they were seizing power to overturn results of a presidential
Uganda starts charging people under extreme anti
By Emmanuel Akinwotu![](/upload/images/2023/8/30/f1a55f95edb56b83.jpg)
Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under a harsh new law that carries the death
Whatever happened in Ethiopia: Did the cease-fire
By Ari Daniel![](/upload/images/2023/8/30/841b7afe3fdc1f50.jpg)
The civil war in northern Ethiopia officially ended in November. But a new report indicates that military forces have
Terrorist groups are expanding in Mali as
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The United Nations is on a tight timeline to pull all of its peacekeepers out of Mali by the end of 2023. As they leave,
Zimbabwe's opposition alleges fraud in vote that
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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader on Sunday alleged "blatant and gigantic fraud" in the country's election after President