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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
20 April 2026
1.DR Kongo- USA - Deportees from Latin America have arrived in Kinshasa from the U.S. under the Trump agreement. After being deported from the United States, around 15 people touched down in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, this past weekend.
Angola – Italy- Pope Leo XIV - Pope Leo XIV arrived in Angola this past weekend, opening the third leg of his four-nation tour across Africa, with a message focused on hope, peace, and social justice. His plane landed in Luanda after departing Cameroon, where he celebrated Mass before an estimated 200,000…
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