Ethiopia calls for formal ceasefire with Tigray rebels
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government called on Wednesday for a formal Tigray ceasefire agreement to be reached as... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Exiled rebel leader returns to Chad ahead of ‘national dialogue’
N’Djamena – An exiled rebel leader returned to Chad on Thursday, according to an AFP journalist, days before the... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Kenya’s outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta promises smooth transition
Nairobi – Kenya’s outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta pledged on Thursday that there would be a smooth transition of power... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Nigerian electricity workers suspend strike
Lagos – Utility workers in Nigeria have suspended a nationwide strike that had thrown parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Rebels kill 6 civilians, shell future power plant in eastern DRC
Bunia – Rebels have killed six civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said on Wednesday, while... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
26 dead as forest fires spread in north Algeria
Algiers – At least 26 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Chad ‘dialogue’ overshadowed by rebels’ boycott
Libreville – More than 1 400 delegates gather in Chad from Saturday for a crucial parlay on the future... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Nigeria court rejects appeal against death sentence
Kano – A federal appeals court in northern Nigeria’s Kano state quashed an appeal on Wednesday against a death... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Top Rwandan singer dies at 27 of cancer
Kigali – Tributes poured in Wednesday for Yvan Buravan, a top Rwandan R&B singer who died aged 27 of... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
PICS | Newly crowned Miss SA moves into her luxuriously new home – a R10.5m penthouse
Cape Town – Newly crowned Miss South Africa 2022, Ndavi Nokeri, has officially moved into her new home, a... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
