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07.05.2025 22:21 The UK Home Office was unable to process Julius Malema's application in time for his trip, the High Commission says.

07.05.2025 17:00 Migrants may be flown to the troubled North African nation as part of the US' immigration crackdown.

07.05.2025 17:00 After securing Olympic relay and World Indoor medals, South African sprint star Akani Simbine says he has "never given up on trying to be the best".

07.05.2025 12:00 The four suspects – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan – were arrested last month with 5,000 ants.

07.05.2025 12:00 Ethiopian Tilahun Nigussie wins the Belfast Marathon in a new event record of two hours, 13 minutes and 37 seconds after dominating the race.

07.05.2025 07:40 A new people-smuggling route opens up crossing a lake into Kenya, but it is proving deadly for some Eritreans.

06.05.2025 21:11 The army has repeatedly accused the Gulf nation of backing the RSF, something which the UAE denies.

06.05.2025 21:11 Nice and Burundi defender Youssouf Ndayishimiye says he always hoped football would prove to be his route out of "unimaginable poverty".

06.05.2025 16:32 The Catholic Church in Kenya says he is unwell in response to reports that he had not been invited.

06.05.2025 16:32 People from Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka may find it more difficult to come to the UK, under new plans.

06.05.2025 11:33 Drones hit the civilian section of Port Sudan's airport, a fuel depot and a major hotel.

05.05.2025 20:50 Eddie Mutwe is in severe pain after being beaten and electrocuted in custody, his lawyer says.

05.05.2025 20:50 Opposition supporters say the constitution has been flouted. The president says allegations must be investigated.

05.05.2025 20:50 The six-month-old died in 2017 after being hit by police deployed to quell election violence.

05.05.2025 20:50 The UAE opted out of part of the Genocide Convention meaning it cannot face genocide allegations itself.