By AP Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America has been roiled by the decision this week to drop Macklemore as an opener because of the rapper’s onstage pro-Palestinian comments. Since then, all of Sheeran’s other supporting acts have…
By Rédaction Africanews The furious debate over artificial intelligence has hardened into warring camps — and a cautious middle. Here is a look at the battle lines in the war over a technology that is now the backbone of the…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP More than a million people in South Sudan are at risk of losing vital food aid, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. Conflict, displacement, climate shocks, and the war in neighbouring Sudan are…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, concerns over its potential impact are growing in South Africa and around the world, with some members of the public worried about jobs, safety and the technology’s ability to operate…
By AFP Amnesty International urged Algeria’s government on Tuesday to abandon plans to resume executions after it pledged to give the death penalty to those responsible for wildfires following deadly blazes last month. Algeria struggled to put out fires that…
South African prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against the country’s suspended police chief after concluding there was insufficient evidence to secure a conviction. General Fannie Masemola was charged in April with failing in his duties to provide proper oversight in…
Teenage brothers Olly and Seb Fisher are closing in on their dream of international recognition – but it won’t come from their homeland of Scotland. Instead, the Partick Thistle duo are in line to play for Uganda. They believe they…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Tensions erupted in Kinshasa on Tuesday as hundreds took to the streets to protest proposed constitutional changes that critics say could allow President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term. Clashes broke out shortly after…
The US has announced visa restrictions targeting people it accuses of discriminating against South Africa’s white minority, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries. The Trump administration has criticised South Africa over several issues, including policies aimed…
