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To celebrate, we considered staging a cage fight on the office lawn. But we’re a) a remote newsroom and b) not completely deranged. In lieu, we’ve compiled some of the (very slightly unhinged) things our team members have said in meetings...
MANY things are said when we get together to put this newspaper together. Oh, the stories we could tell. Here are some we’ve cherry-picked from this year. These are real things that the people who make this newspaper have said. It’s funnier for...
A court has sentenced prominent broadcaster Mohamed Youssouf Bathily (known as “Ras Bath”) and influencer Rokia Doumbia to seven years in jail, France 24 reports. They were arrested in March 2023 after airing a programme highlighting...
As President Cyril Ramaphosa was calling for unity during his closing speech at the Southern African Development Community summit in Durban this week, anti-immigration protesters besieged the venue. About 300 people chanted demands for...
The United States has sanctioned the president of the International Criminal Court, Tomoko Akane, and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to undermine the court. US Secretary of State Marco...
Despite opposition leader Brian Mundubile claiming victory prematurely and alleging irregularities, incumbent Hakainde Hichilema has won a second term with 60% of the vote. Zambia’s electoral commission briefly suspended counting...
After spending two and a half months in Geneva on what was initially described as a “short private stay”, President Paul Biya has finally come home. At age 93, Biya is the world’s oldest serving head of state. Speculation about his health and...
