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Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra announced the good news on Instagram through a joint post. Several fans believed the polka dot spell has worked! Kiara Advani's pregnancy announcement has sent ...

who works for the online Heart and Soul Television channel , has been in detention since his arrest on Monday in a case that has added to fears about authoritarianism in the southern African ...

A new ocean is being created in East Africa through changes in the tectonic plates -- huge segments of the Earth’s crust that move on top of the semi-fluid mantle underneath -- in the Afar ...

The 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement, which ended the conflict between the TPLF and the Ethiopian government, was a diplomatic triumph for Ethiopia and the African Union. But it was a personal ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Millions of patients in South Africa, affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s global foreign aid freeze ...

Can you see that trend in your own life story? Let’s use the tarot to give us a mini review of our year so far for each sign… Meaning: 2025 has so far been a bit hit and miss, as shown by the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African ...

The leaders of Africa Union countries on Saturday chose a new chief for the branch that runs the organization’s daily operations, as conflicts persist in two of the largest three countries on ...

Africa is a continent of breathtaking diversity, and nowhere is this more evident than in the beauty of its women. From the sun-kissed deserts of North Africa to the lush landscapes of the South, ...

“The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger,” said the UN chief, striking a positive tone from the outset. “Together, we see an Africa brimming with hope ...