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Crown Prince Christian of Denmark is due to embark on an extended stay in East Africa this week – following in the footsteps of Britain’s very own Prince Harry Daily Express :: News Feed
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India wins the T20 World Cup in a thrilling final against South Africa
India pulled off a sensational seven-run win against South Africa in a gripping final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday in Bridgetown, Barbados. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The town dubbed ‘Venice of Africa’ because it’s slowly disappearing into the sea
Saint Louis in Senegal is suffering from rising sea levels. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Hope Education Project launches drive to combat young people trafficking in West Africa
The promise of a decent job and the chance to help their family – no wonder young people in struggling corners of the world don’t stand a chance and fall for traffickers’ brutal deceptions that leave them enslaved and desperate. But can education and empowerment stop the scandalous waste and injustice before it is too late? That’s focus of the ...
Read More »South Africa veers into uncharted territory with coalition government talks
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called Sunday for parties to overcome their differences and find “common ground” to form the first national coalition government in the country’s young democracy. CBC | World News
Read More »ANC party loses its 30-year parliamentary majority in South Africa
The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. CBC | World News
Read More »South Africa: corruption, crime and jobs top issues as voters go to polls
South Africans began voting on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, with opinion polls suggesting the African National Congress (ANC) will lose its parliamentary majority after 30 years in government. CBC | World News
Read More »Meet the self-proclaimed ‘Prince of Africa’ who wants to be Ghana’s next president
Ghanaian presidential hopeful Nana Kwame Bediako and his upstart movement are tapping into an appetite for change among Ghana’s youth, but political analysts say the real estate mogul and social media celebrity faces an uphill battle in a country where two established parties have long dominated the political landscape. CBC | World News
Read More »Eerie, orange skies engulf Athens as dust clouds blow in from Africa
Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. runner completes 16,000-km odyssey spanning the length of Africa
Sore and sandblasted, but triumphant, runner Russ Cook reached the northernmost point of Africa on Sunday, almost a year after he set off from its southern tip on a quest to run the length of the continent. CBC | World News
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