South Africa’s Gupta extradition bid from UAE fails
Craig TaylorAtul and Rajesh Gupta, implicated in a major corruption scandal, had been arrested in UAE last year. BBC News – Africa
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Deadly cobra in cockpit forces South African plane to land
“I felt this cool sensation crawling up my shirt” before spotting the snake, the pilot tells the BBC. BBC News – Africa
Angola landmines: The women hunting for explosives left from civil war
Clearing the remnants of Angola’s war is dangerous but many are keen to stop the needless deaths. BBC News – Africa
Burkina Faso expels correspondents from French newspapers
The correspondents of Le Monde and Libération were given 24 hours to leave the former French colony. BBC News – Africa
The TikTok fears and their impact on Africa
Should African governments join the West’s chorus of concern over the Chinese-owned social media app? BBC News – Africa
Oscar Pistorius denied parole
Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympian who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is denied parole BBC News – Africa