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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa casts his ballot at a polling station in Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 29, 2024. South Africans began to cast their ballots on Wednesday morning in the country's 2024 general elections. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

South Africans begin to cast ballots in general elections

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

A corn field is seen in the suburb of Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

Drought-hit Zimbabwe raises aid appeal to 3.3 bln USD

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Front) speaks at a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 23, 2024. Guterres said Thursday that there is a need to embed African participation and leadership across the global peace and security architecture. (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

UN chief calls for African role in global peace and security architecture

Friday, May 24, 2024

Vital Kamerhe, deputy prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was on Wednesday elected president of the National Assembly, the country's lower house of parliament. Internet

Kamerhe elected speaker of DR Congo lower house

Thursday, May 23, 2024

People check in at the newly-built domestic passenger terminal at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

Ethiopian Airlines inaugurates Chinese-built terminal, doubling passenger capacity

Monday, May 20, 2024

A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Zheng Bin/Xinhua)

China sends four satellites into space

Monday, May 20, 2024

A person shows a new currency Zimbabwe Gold banknote in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

Zimbabwe cracks down on illegal money traders to stabilize new currency ZiG

Friday, May 17, 2024

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has postponed the next two rounds of the country's top league due to severe floods. Internet

Brazil halts top football league as flooding death toll rises

Thursday, May 16, 2024

People experience an electric taxi during a pilot program ceremony in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, on May 15, 2024. Egypt kicked off the pilot program on Wednesday for operating the country's first fleet of electric taxis in its newly-built New Administrative Capital (NAC), aiming to provide eco-friendly and smart transportation options. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

Egypt trials 1st fleet of electric taxis in New Administrative Capital

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris told reporters that the water level of Lake Victoria, has risen to its highest level. Internet

Uganda warns of rising water levels in lakes, rivers

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

South Sudan is due to hold elections in December, as the transitional period that was extended in August 2022 will end in February 2025.

Mediation talks in Kenya set to boost electoral process in South Sudan, says expert

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

The New Times

Egypt inaugurates 2024 harvest season at mega land reclamation project

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Ante Milicic

How Milicic was chosen as China women's football coach

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

The New Times

Barcelona beat Real Sociedad to return to second in La Liga

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

The New Times

Venezuela names provisional Copa America squad

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Peter Mutharika.

Malawian ex-president says to contest in 2025 elections

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

People wearing traditional garments participate in an event of SIMAD University's cultural week in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)

PHOTOS: Cultural week celebrated at university to remind students of richness of Somali heritage

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

The New Times

African countries urged to improve connectivity to boost tourism

Tuesday, May 14, 2024