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African Union endorses campaign to finally fix the maps that massively understate how big the continent really is

By Mark Bancherau and The Associated Press
August 23, 2025
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wags his finger with a serious face at the camera.
Middle East

Japan pitches free trade zone linking it to Africa, India while extending $5.5 billion loan

By Mari Yamaguchi, Ayaka McGill and The Associated Press
August 20, 2025
Hershey
Retail

Bad weather and disease in West Africa are making your chocolate bar 10% more expensive—at least

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
July 23, 2025
5 men flown to tiny African nation of Eswatini as Supreme Court lifts restriction on random deport destinations
Politics

5 men flown to tiny African nation of Eswatini as Supreme Court lifts restriction on random deport destinations

By Gerald Imray and The Associated Press
July 16, 2025
Switzerland approves first antimalarial drug for infants in advance on disease that kills hundreds of thousands in Africa each year
Health

Switzerland approves first antimalarial drug for infants in advance on disease that kills hundreds of thousands in Africa each year

By Jamey Keaten and The Associated Press
July 9, 2025
Supreme Court conservative majority clears way for DHS to deport migrants to South Sudan who have no ties there
Politics

Supreme Court conservative majority clears way for DHS to deport migrants to South Sudan who have no ties there

By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated Press
July 4, 2025
Garbage collectors are turning Africa’s largest slum into one of the world’s most bitcoin-friendly places
The Coins

Garbage collectors are turning Africa’s largest slum into one of the world’s most bitcoin-friendly places

By Jack Denton, Moses Ndungu and The Associated Press
June 9, 2025
Trump’s new travel ban set to take effect amid escalating tension over immigration enforcement
Politics

Trump’s new travel ban set to take effect amid escalating tension over immigration enforcement

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June 8, 2025
Coca-Cola’s ex-CEO is spending retirement swimming with sharks and climbing with gorillas—and he’s not slowing down
Success

Coca-Cola’s ex-CEO is spending retirement swimming with sharks and climbing with gorillas—and he’s not slowing down

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June 5, 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump have a heated exchange in the White House
Politics

With Elon Musk in attendance, South Africa’s president counters Trump for pushing a baseless conspiracy theory about ‘white genocide’: ‘This I’ve never seen’

By Gerald Imray, Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press
May 21, 2025
Militia in South Sudan
Environment

The Trump administration quietly deported migrants to South Sudan, one of the most violent countries in the world. A judge says he expects they ‘will be treated humanely’

By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated Press
May 21, 2025
A man teaches a woman in a classroom in Mali
Environment

Mali’s literacy project taught thousands of young people to read and write. Trump’s USAID cuts shut it all down

By Baba Ahmed and The Associated Press
May 21, 2025
Elon Musk folds his hands behind a logo of xAI and Grok
Tech

Elon Musk’s AI says it was ‘instructed by my creators at xAI’ to accept the narrative of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa

By Beatrice Nolan and Dave Smith
May 15, 2025
Bidding war sends rare ‘Mediterranean Blue’ diamond to $21.5 million at Sotheby’s auction, but not everyone’s dazzled
Retail

Bidding war sends rare ‘Mediterranean Blue’ diamond to $21.5 million at Sotheby’s auction, but not everyone’s dazzled

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May 14, 2025
Trump says administration welcomed 59 white South Africans as refugees because of ‘genocide that’s taking place’
Politics

Trump says administration welcomed 59 white South Africans as refugees because of ‘genocide that’s taking place’

By Matthew Lee, Rebecca Santana, Mogomotsi Magome and The Associated Press
May 13, 2025

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