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June 06, 2022

Africa

South Africa: Wealthy Gupta brothers arrested in UAE

Two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the South African government has announced.

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SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT / Atul Gupta with South African president Jacob Zuma in 2011

May 25, 2022

Africa

Protesters from far-left South Africa party tell France to 'get out of Africa'

Hundreds of protesters from a radical leftist party in South Africa marched Wednesday on the French embassy in Pretoria to demand that France leave Africa.

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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters march to the French Embassy in Pretoria on May 25, 2022. © Luca Sola, AFP

August 06, 2020

Africa

Africa surpasses 1 million Covid-19 cases, more than half in South Africa

The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to over one million, with more than half registered in South Africa, according to an AFP count late Thursday.

FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa April 24, 2020. FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits coronavirus disease