Gabon ex-junta chief Oligui sworn in after election win
Akanda – Gabon’s Brice Oligui Nguema, whose coup ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo family, took oath... Read more
6 May
Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram
Lagos – Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations, reportedly threatening to cut... Read more
5 May
Uganda arrests suspect in 2019 kidnapping of US tourist
Kampala – Uganda said on Monday it had captured a key suspect in the 2019 armed kidnapping of a... Read more
5 May
ICoast opposition rallies behind banned candidate for second day
Abidjan – Around a thousand young supporters of Ivory Coast’s opposition candidate Tidjane Thiam gathered in Abidjan Sunday for... Read more
5 May
Paramilitaries attack Port Sudan for first time: army
Port Sudan – Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the... Read more
5 May
Sundowns move closer to eighth straight league title
Johannesburg – Leaders Mamelodi Sundowns won 2-0 at Cape Town City on Saturday, leaving the Pretoria club needing seven... Read more
5 May
13 kidnapped workers found dead in Peruvian mine
Lima – Thirteen people were found dead inside a mine in Peru after being kidnapped days earlier in the... Read more
5 May
Trump says ‘I don’t know’ if must uphold US Constitution as president
Washington – US President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that he does not know whether he must... Read more
5 May
Zelensky says does ‘not believe’ Russian truce pledge
Prague – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he did “not believe” Russia would adhere to a three-day... Read more
5 May
Minnie fires back – ‘I was me before the marriage’
Cape Town – South African media personality Minnie Dlamini has publicly affirmed her independence amid renewed scrutiny of her... Read more
4 May
