Africa

South Africa has indicated that it will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend an upcoming BRICS summit held in the country in August. As a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC), South Africa may be obliged to arrest...

One of the world's oldest male lions was killed by herders in Kenya. The lion, named Loonkiito, was 19 years old and was killed in Olkelunyiet village on Wednesday night while hunting for livestock. The authorities in Kenya said that...

Seventeen people, 13 Greeks and 4 spouses of Greek nationals, including three children and an injured person, have been evacuated from Sudan via Djibouti and have arrived in Athens, the Greek Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. A Hellenic Air Force...

The US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Khartoum, Sudan, while several Greek citizens remain stranded and frustrated. Amid fighting in the country that has claimed the lives of hundreds of people, President Biden confirmed the evacuation...

The Greeks of Sudan who are now living through agonizing moments due to the civil strife in Khartoum are small in number (estimated at around 150), but still a very prominent community in the country. "The Greek heartland in Khartoum...

Several Greeks, including three children, are trapped inside the Greek Orthodox Metropolis in Sudan's capital Khartoum as fighting between rival forces continues for a third day. Almost 100 civilians have died during the violence between the leaders of Sudan's army...

Two Greeks have been seriously injured after being caught in the crossfire between a paramilitary group and the Sudanese military in the capital city of Khartoum, according to local reports. The fighting in Sudan erupted on Saturday between army units...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a rescue took place when nine miners were saved from a collapsed mound of earth by a rescuer who used only his bare hands. The incident was caught on video and has...

The Biden administration announced on Monday that Jeff Woodke, a US citizen, had been released after six years as a hostage in Africa. The American aid worker was abducted by militants in West Africa in 2016. The release of Jeff...

Greek South African rapper Costa Titch, whose real name was Constantinos Tsobanoglou, has died after collapsing while performing on stage in South Africa. Footage on social media showed the 28-year-old appearing to stumble and fall to the ground during his...

After 24 years of not being seen, the Dusky Tetraka bird has been rediscovered in northeastern Madagascar. The small bird has an olive and yellow throat and moves around on the ground. A team from The Peregrine Fund's Madagascar Program...

South African researchers have made a new discovery, unearthing 360 million-year-old fossils belonging to a previously unknown species of fish. The findings, which were published on February 22nd, 2023, in the official journal PLOS One, reveal that this ancient fish...

The Ugandan villager, who claims to have 12 wives, 102 children, and 578 grandkids, has had enough of battling to provide for his large family. The 68-year-old told AFP from his home in Bugisa, a small community in the Butaleja...

CT scans have been used to unwrap the secrets of the mummified 2,300-year-old remains of an ancient Egyptian teenager, dubbed the "Golden Boy" mummy. The Golden Boy earned his moniker on account of the forty-nine precious amulets that adorned...

A 16-meter-long (52.5 ft) papyrus was discovered in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus by a team of archaeologists. It is the first complete papyrus text to be found in over a century. The discovery was made in Saqqara, a necropolis that...