CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA

December 5, 2018 at 1:30 am

Angolan president talks to some of nation’s toughest critics

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Angolan President Joao Lourenco has met longtime critics of the government, generating some goodwill from activists who struggled to have their voices...

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December 4, 2018 at 12:37 am

South Africa power cuts hurt economy even as recession ends

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's troubled power utility on Tuesday implemented power cuts nationwide, intensifying concern about growth in one of Africa's biggest economies even...

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December 3, 2018 at 3:21 am

Muggings mar international charity concert in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A spate of muggings early Monday marred a charity concert in South Africa at which Beyonce, Jay-Z and other stars performed in...

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December 2, 2018 at 3:45 am

Beyonce and other stars to perform at Mandela festival

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Beyonce and other international stars have gathered in South Africa for a charity concert honoring Nelson Mandela, a century after he was...

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November 29, 2018 at 4:49 am

Oprah offers rousing tribute to Mandela in S. Africa visit VIEW

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oprah Winfrey on Thursday delivered a rousing tribute to Nelson Mandela, a century after he was born, and urged the youth of...

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November 16, 2018 at 3:01 am

South American circus lions still unsettled in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The rescue of 33 lions from South American circuses and their 2016 transfer to a South African refuge was billed as a...

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October 29, 2018 at 1:49 am

Saudi, Turkish prosecutors discuss Khashoggi killing probe

ISTANBUL (AP) — Top Saudi and Turkish prosecutors on Monday discussed the investigation into the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, a show of cooperation...

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October 27, 2018 at 2:44 am

Syrians must lead peace efforts, leaders say at Turkey talks VIEW

ISTANBUL (AP) — The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany said at a summit on Saturday that Syrians must lead efforts to make peace...

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October 25, 2018 at 11:48 pm

Turkey seeks extradition of suspects in Khashoggi killing VIEW

Khashoggi's Turkish fiancée, meanwhile, gave an anguished TV interview in which she said she keeps asking herself if she had missed some signs and should...

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October 25, 2018 at 2:20 am

Saudi Arabia again changes its story on Khashoggi killing VIEW

The seemingly clumsy cover-up of the killing has been exposed to the world via Turkish leaks of information, security camera footage and Saudi acknowledgments that...

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