Tanzania opposition leader to stand trial for terrorism
Dar es Salaam – The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party will stand trial for terrorism, a high court... Read more
19 Feb, 2022
French first lady sues over transgender claims
Paris – Brigitte Macron, France’s first lady, has filed a lawsuit against two women who claimed she was transgender,... Read more
19 Feb, 2022
Nigeria fuel tanker blast kills 17
Abuja – An explosion killed at least 17 people on Friday in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun state, after a vehicle... Read more
19 Feb, 2022
DRC leader warns army officers to remain ‘apolitical’
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday lashed out at “cases of indiscipline” at all levels... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Mine blast kills five soldiers in Niger
Niamey – An improvised explosive device has killed five Nigerien soldiers in the southwest of the Sahel country, the... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
What next for Mali as France plans military pullout?
Bamako – France’s announcement on Thursday that it will withdraw its military from Mali marks a profound shift in... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
‘Murder remains worryingly stubborn’ in SA, says Bheki Cele as he releases latest crime statistics
Johannesburg – South Africa’s already alarming number of murders and rapes kept increasing at the end of 2021, the police... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Attack on Ethiopia refugee camp kills five, displaces thousands, says UN
Addis Ababa – Fighting in northern Ethiopia’s Afar region has “engulfed” a camp housing refugees from neighbouring Eritrea, killing five... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
‘I never said I was going to quit F1,’ says Lewis Hamilton
London – Lewis Hamilton insisted on Friday he never said he was going to quit Formula One despite the traumatic... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Six African countries to get own mRNA jab production
Geneva – Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organisation... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
