A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond ... [PAUL KANE / GETTY IMAGES] This woman flies the flag for Liberia ahead of President Joseph Boakai's state ...

Major Walmart sales include an HP laptop for under $200, 75% off a stick vacuum and an Apple iPad for under $300. Oklahoma went 6-7 in 2024 and is 22-17 overall in Venables' three seasons in Norman.

In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

On Thursday, Mr Otti made the vow at the flag-off of the construction of Sections 1 and 2 of the 13-kilometre Onuinyang–Okporoenyi–Oboro–Ikwuano Road in Abia. The flag-off ceremony was at ...

A year after their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), the three member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) are demonstrating a strong and united front.

The weather-beaten flag bears the names of men who endured the infamous Bataan Death March and rode the "hell ships" to Japan, defying the odds by their survival. They lived long enough, at least, to ...

South African upmarket retailer Woolworths Holdings flagged a decline of up to 27% in its first-half profit on Tuesday due to weaker-than-expected performances of its clothing businesses at home and ...

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The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...