Riots

The British government insisted Thursday that its forecast of food and medicine shortages, gridlock at ports and riots in the streets after a no-deal Brexit is an avoidable worst-case scenario, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied misleading Queen Elizabeth…

Here is what you need to know.  1. Trump says he'll delay tariffs on China a day after China removed some of its own — but "it does not mean an end to the trade war." China removed tariffs on 16 American exports on Wednesday. 2. Boris Johnson denied lying t…

Here is what you need to know. 1. Trump says he'll delay tariffs on China a day after China removed some of its own — but "it does not mean an end to the trade war." China removed tariffs on 16 American exports on Wednesday. 2. Boris Johnson denied lyin…

A no-deal Brexit could result in rising food and fuel prices, disrupted medical supplies, and public disorder in the UK, according to secret documents which parliament forced the government to publish on Wednesday. A five-page planning document detailing t…

Nigeria has started the repatriation of more than 600 of its citizens from South Africa following a wave of deadly xenophobic attacks that has frayed relations between the two countries. Private Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has volunteered to fly people for …

(Adds South African ministers, details) ABUJA/CAPE TOWN, Sept 10 (Reuters) - At least 640 Nigerians have signed up to take free flights home from South Africa after xenophobic attacks on foreigners, a spokeswoman for Nigeria's president said on Tuesday. The…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Groups of men also interrupted a speech by the police minister earlier in the week South Africans have disrupted a speech in Johannesburg by a veteran politician who was trying to quell tensions following a recent w…

Image copyrightFairfax / Getty ImagesImage caption Robert Mugabe in 1981, shortly after he was named prime minister of Zimbabwe Until he was ousted two years ago, Robert Mugabe was the only president I and the other "born frees" - the generation born after…

Violent riots broke out in South Africa’s largest city and commercial capital, Johannesburg, with mobs targeting foreign-owned shops and stores. Many South African workers resent the influx of foreigners, particularly those coming from other parts of Africa, …

HARARE (Reuters) - When Robert Mugabe was deposed as Zimbabwe’s president in 2017, Karen Sundirai was convinced the country would quickly recover from years of economic turmoil and authoritarian rule. Nearly two years later, the 36-year-old bank teller spea…