SOUTH AFRICA: Cost of Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration cut by $7m
South Africa will spend 100m rand ($7m) less on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration compared to the cost of swearing in Jacob Zuma for second ter
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VENEZUELA: Maduro officials hold talks with opposition
High-level talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition have taken place in Norway, an ambassador for the embattled country has confirmed. The
SUDAN: Talks stall as military demands barricades removed
Talks on moving Sudan towards civilian rule have been suspended for three days by the country’s military leaders, who demand protesters clear roadbloc
THE HAGUE: International cyber-crime gang busted
An international crime gang which used malware to steal $100m from more than 40,000 victims has been dismantled. A complex police operation conducted
RUSIA: Putin intervenes in row over new church
Russian President Vladimir Putin has intervened in the ongoing row over a new church in Yekaterinburg. He said the Russian Orthodox Church “should uni