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Pope Francis to visit DRC and South Sudan in February 2023

Pope Francis I has rescheduled his long-delayed trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for 31 January to 5 February

Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 16

RIGA -- Latvia said on Saturday that at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine has been given to more than one million people of its around-1.9 mill…

Beware of customs fees scam, warns Post Office

The South African Post Office has warned the public of a scam where fraudsters claim a parcel is being held for the customer but can't be

Southern African leaders to hold summit on jihadist threat

SADC leaders will hold a summit on Thursday in Maputo to discuss how to combat rebels in Mozambique.The top-level meeting will be led by

MTN to sell R1.8bn stake in Belgian telecoms company

Mobile network giant MTN is selling its R1.8 billion stake in Belgium based telecommunications provider Belgacom Internaitional Carrier S

To Halt Mali Unrest, ECOWAS Calls for 31 MPs to Resign

The leaders of West Africa’s ECOWAS bloc concluded a summit on Mali by calling for the immediate resignations of 31 parliamen

Regional SADC force ends Lesotho mission

Some 200 soldiers deployed a year ago to bolster security in Lesotho after the killing of the country's top army commander have left the landloc…