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Gregory Walton
Southern Africa correspondent at AFP
Aid agencies rush to bring aid to Mozambique cyclone survivors
Cyclone Kenneth made landfall late Thursday in Cabo Delgado province, packing wind gusts of up to 220 kilometres per hour
Mozambique braces for violent floods after Cyclone Kenneth
The first floods have already been seen in some parts of Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province, as well as in surrounding areas
IAAF gender rules ‘killing’ next generation – Semenya
Semenya, with the backing of the South African Athletics federation, has turned to the Lausanne-based CAS in her challenge of IAAF rules
Biya’s backers deny Cameroon in chaos at rally in restive region
The southwest, along with the northwest, has been torn by two-years of clashes between English-speaking fighters and government forces
Curfew in anglophone Cameroon ahead of ‘independence’ anniversary
The anniversary on Monday will kick off a crucial week for the country which heads to the polls next Sunday
MTN affair casts shadow over Nigeria’s economy, say analysts
In a shock announcement last Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria ordered MTN to repay $8.13-billion
May kicks off first Africa tour as British PM
May is facing pressure at home from so-called Remainers sceptical of her ability to forge trade deals once Britain severs ties with Brussels
England snap losing streak
Having led 6-3 at half-time, England fell a point behind in the second half before captain Farrell and winger May took the game away from the Boks
South Africa beats England 23-12 to clinch rugby Test series
The Springboks clawed to a 13-12 half-time advantage and dominated a second half in which England rarely looked like scoring
Ramaphosa admits ‘disunity’ as Zuma fights exit
With Zuma refusing a party request to resign, the ANC’s national executive committee will meet on Monday.
As Cape Town drought bites, what is ‘Day Zero’?
"Day Zero" is the day when city officials will be forced to cut off the normal water supply to more than one-million households.
Panic and blame as Cape Town braces for water shut-off
Reservoirs around Cape Town, in the grip of its worst drought for a century, have gone largely unreplenished for more than three years
Spice and all things rice: Lagos pays homage to jollof
In Nigeria, jollof rice isn’t just a tasty West African dish – it’s a national obsession.