Floods kill more than 100 across southern Africa as rains intensify
Torrential rains have devastated communities from Mozambique to South Africa, displacing hundreds of thousands.

Torrential rains have devastated communities from Mozambique to South Africa, displacing hundreds of thousands.

![Gambian Justice Minister and Attorney General Dawda Jallow sits in the courtroom, next to lawyer Arsalan Suleman, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts hearings in a landmark case brought by The Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 12, 2026 [Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-12T094241Z_1499227565_RC2LZIAI6JY3_RTRMADP_3_MYANMAR-ROHINGYA-WORLD-COURT-1768496092.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







An activist-turned-historian takes tourists through South Africa’s painful colonial history, which still echoes today.
Mali and Burkina Faso are the latest to issue ‘tit-for-tat’ bans on visas for US citizens with immediate effect.
Meanwhile, a second-string Egypt side maintains their unbeaten record in a goalless draw with Angola.
Egypt reach the knockout stages with a 1-0 win against South Africa while Angola and Zimbabwe draw.
Record winners Egypt, led by Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, face South Africa in the first titanic battle of the tournament.
Police said the suspects arrested were found with unlicensed firearms, including four handguns and an AK-47 rifle.
Other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and Turkiye, have already joined case in The Hague.

South African police have launched a manhunt in search of the suspects that carried out a mass shooting in Johannesburg.