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Rescued miners are seen as they are processed by police after being rescued at the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months, in Stilfontein, South Africa, 14 January 2025. Photo: reuters
World+Biz

Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said that 78 bodies were retrieved from the mine in an official rescue operation that began Monday

Members of the South African police, patrol as they guard the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee
Africa

South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from besieged mine

Chad President Mahamat Idriss Deby raises his hand during his inauguration ceremony in N'djamena, Chad May 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Israel Matene/File Photo
Africa

Chad ruling party wins parliamentary majority: provisional results

A man cleans the debris around the destroyed houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France December 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Africa

Cyclone-battered Mayotte to be put on red alert

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
China

China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles

Zimbabwe's President Elect Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks to the media at State House in Harare, August 27, 2023. REUTERSPhilimon Bulawayo
Africa

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara arrives to attend the opening session of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais in Paris, France October 5, 2024. Photo: Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Africa

Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw

Widespread looting wrecks Bangladeshi businesses in Mozambique
Africa

Widespread looting wrecks Bangladeshi businesses in Mozambique

Rescuers surround a partially submerged vehicle, attempting to help pull it from the waters. Photo: Sidama Regional Health Bureau/Facebook
Africa

66 dead in Ethiopia road accident

Sudanese people, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, cross the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad August 4, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
Africa

Sudan drops out of hunger-monitor system on eve of famine report

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses media during a joint news conference at the National Palace with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Africa

France's Macron backs Ethiopia's debt restructuring efforts

A boy carries a roofing sheet on the beach in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Passamainty, Mayotte, France. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Africa

Macron swears in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte

Photo: Reuters
Africa

Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals