Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Radical South African opposition leader Julius Malema launched on Sunday his campaign to be elected president in 2019 by aggressively distancing his party from a one-time coalition partner. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader used a speech at a packed arena in Johannesburg to …

Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he opposes early elections, as corruption probes linked to him intensify speculation over his future. Israeli media have raised the possibility of a June poll, with graft investigations potentially weakening the premier’s ability to hold together his right-wing …

Beijing, China | AFP | China sought on Sunday to downplay the Communist Party’s move to scrap presidential term limits, a decision that could pave the way for Xi Jinping to remain president for life. The National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber-stamp parliament, will vote on March 11 on constitutional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of a small American village have been left baffled and puzzled by prank calls from people claiming to have discovered the home of Black Panther superhero, T’Challa the Marvel. The hero is king of a fictional African country of Wakanda – outwardly ordinary, …

Beijing, China | AFP | China will “take necessary measures” if the United States harms the country’s economic interests, a Chinese official said Sunday, as President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. “China doesn’t want a trade war with the United States,” Zhang Yesui, spokesman for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A twelve- year old Indian girl, Suchetha Satish, who lives in Dubai, recently shattered two Guinness World Records at the same time by singing songs in 102 different languages during an impressive concert that lasted six hours and 15 minutes. Suchetha, who is in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Akmal, a 14-year old boy from Gowa, Indonesia, has “laid” an egg in front of doctors, which is the 20th his family claims he has produced over the past two years. Akmal was allegedly brought to the clinic by his family who claims he …

Douala, Cameroon | AFP | Talking fast and dreaming big, William Elong shows off the first “made in Cameroon” drone at his sixth-floor workshop in downtown Douala, minutes from the economic capital’s Atlantic seafront. The 25-year-old, known as a high-flyer after being named one of Forbes’ most promising young Africans …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women in Mexico have given up on men and decided to marry trees instead. Apparently, their new grooms are not very talkative, but they are tall, do great things for the planet and are renowned for their wood. Photos from the mass ceremony in …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Fishing boats look like specks alongside Egina, which has been moored for the last month in Lagos. Even the container ships that normally dominate the port look like small boats. The floating production storage and offloading facility (FPSO), developed by the French group Total, looks …