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Southern Africa is not a part of the world one would automatically associate with skiing, but a resort in Lesotho’s Maluti Mountains offers people in the region the opportunity to enjoy the winter sport. The country’s high elevation and mountainous terrain combine to make it the coldest country on the continent, with temperatures in the highlands typically plunging to minus… Read More

France’s appeals court has upheld a 27-year prison sentence for former Rwandan doctor Eugène Rwamucyo, over his role in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. A judicial source said the Paris court confirmed the sentence late Friday into Saturday. Rwamucyo, 67, was again found guilty of complicity in genocide, complicity in crimes against humanity, and joining a criminal… Read More

Morocco is stepping up preparations for the 2030 World Cup by expanding its hotel capacity. For the first time in its history, Morocco will co-host the tournament with Spain and Portugal. To make sure the event runs smoothly, the country plans to add 60,000 hotel beds by 2030, according to the tourism minister. Moroccan authorities are also hoping to build… Read More

Senegal has officially thrown its support behind former President Macky Sall’s bid to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, marking a dramatic policy shift. The announcement comes just days after Sall met President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during his first visit to Dakar since leaving office in 2024. Until now, Faye’s government had refused to endorse Sall, accusing his administration of… Read More

Spain’s World Cup-winning soccer team returned home on Monday, where the 26-man squad were greeted by the country’s royals before meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The squad will later board an open-top bus for what is expected to be a raucous parade through central Madrid. Hundreds of thousands of fans will greet them as they travel down Madrid’s historic… Read More

The Trump administration has confirmed tough new rules for foreign students in the US, set to take effect in September.Sourced from Africanews Read More

A fire tore through an orphanage on the outskirts of Algiers early Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others, Algerian civil defence officials said.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Two journalists in Niger have been released from prison, their families and a court source confirmed Wednesday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Nigerian police have arrested the man behind a fake government agency that operated out of the presidency’s office for nearly two years.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Zambia’s former vice president Guy Scott, who briefly became Africa’s only white head of state since the end of apartheid, died on Wednesday at the age of 82, the government said.Sourced from Africanews Read More