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In a rare opportunity for boxing enthusiasts and history buffs alike, the childhood home of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali is now up for sale. Nestled in Louisville, Kentucky, this iconic pink house holds the memories and dreams of a young Ali, who would go on to become one of the greatest athletes of all time. Once the humble abode of… Read More

7 new bodies have been found as exhumations continued in the Kenyan forest of Shakahola on Monday As exhumations continued on Monday in a Kenyan forest where hundreds of victims of a doomsday cult were found buried last year, seven more bodies were discovered. The total number of people unearthed from the mass graves now stands at 436. The government… Read More

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Congolese president Denis Sassou-Nguesso on the second leg of his Africa tour. High on the agenda was the political crisis in Libya. Sassou-Nguesso is the chair of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya and seeks to organize an inter-Libyan summit. On Tuesday (Jun. 4), Congo’s top diplomat Jean-Claude Gakosso held a presser… Read More

Representatives from 48 African nations are attending the first-ever Korea-Africa summit. The 2-day talks which opened on Tuesday (Jun. 3) are expected to focus on trade, technology and investment. South Korean officials say expanding ties in the area of minerals and resources would help improve the country’s supply chain resilience in key industries such as batteries. “In order to boost… Read More

Police in Nairobi have arrested a 19-year-old teenager captured on video assaulting a police officer in Mirema, Nairobi County. The video, which went viral on Sunday, shows the driver assaulting the officer, who ended up in a ditch. Authorities tracked down the suspect on Sunday evening, subjecting him to intensive overnight questioning. Reports suggest the interrogation involved torture and insults.… Read More

South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region of 1.3 billion people on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted dozens of African leaders in the inaugural Korea-Africa Summit. In a speech, Yoon urged African countries to take firmer steps in an international pressure campaign against North… Read More

Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday in his first international trip. Kani, who was in Lebanon the day before, met with Syrian officials including Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad. Iran and Russia have been the main backers of Assad during Syria’s 13-year conflict that has killed half a million people and… Read More

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived late Monday in Congo on his latest visit to West Africa, where coups and growing discontent with traditional allies like France and the United States have contributed to some countries’ shift toward Moscow. Lavrov has visited the African continent several times in the past couple of years as Russia seeks support — or at… Read More

As flash flooding continues in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of children have been impacted, UNICEF has said. Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the north and west, the U.N. children’s agency said Monday. Unusually heavy seasonal rains have been wreaking havoc on multiple parts of the country, killing hundreds of people… Read More

As French football star Kylian Mbappe joins forces with Real Madrid, fans of the club reacted to the news. Real Madrid announced on Monday that it had reached a deal with Mbappe and he would be joining the club for the next five seasons. The French star wrote on social media platform X that it was “a dream come true”… Read More