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SA Police Minister expected to face tough cross-examination at corruption probe 

South Africa’s (SA) Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is expected to face tough cross-examination from evidence leaders when he appears before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon

Uganda gears up for 2026 presidential elections as opposition takes centre stage

Uganda is moving closer to its January 15, 2026, presidential election

Europeans rally round Ukraine as Trump envoy heads to Moscow

European leaders rallied to show support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday after United States (US)-Ukrainian talks to revise a peace proposal that initially favoured Russia, while Donald Trump’s envoy headed to Moscow to brief the Kremlin

Authorities to establish independent probe into cause of Hong Kong fire

Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday an independent committee would be established to investigate the cause of the city’s deadliest fire in decades, including oversight of renovations blamed for the disaster that has claimed 151 lives

Sudan’s RSF paramilitary announces seizure of Babanusa in West Kordofan

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday that it seized full control of Babanusa, a transport junction in the country’s oil-producing South

Russia to open embassy in Comoros as part of Africa expansion

Russia is set to open an official embassy in Comoros