Eight die in Algeria gas blast
Algiers – Eight people including three children died Tuesday in a fire in northeastern Algeria caused by a household gas... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Rebels kill 4 Senegalese soldiers, hold 7 hostage in The Gambia
Dakar – Separatist rebels have killed four Senegalese soldiers and are holding seven hostage after a clash on the border... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Tiger breeding, exports flourish in South Africa, charity says
Johannesburg – South Africa’s legal lion breeding has spawned a tiger farming industry for commercial exports, potentially posing a threat... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
South Africa coach Boucher has hearing postponed until May
Johannesburg – The disciplinary hearing against South African head coach Mark Boucher has been postponed until May, the chairperson of... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Burkina junta meets political figures keen for transition role
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new military junta held talks on Tuesday with the Sahel country’s political party chiefs, many of... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Albino child dismembered in Burundi, association says
Nairobi – The dismembered remains of a four-year-old albino boy were found on Tuesday in Burundi a few days... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
AU deeply concerned over ‘attempted coup’ in Guinea-Bissau
Nairobi – African Union Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the “attempted coup” in Guinea-Bissau,... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau president says survived deadly coup bid, situation ‘under control’
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president on Tuesday said he survived heavy fire for five hours during an attempted coup which... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
UK premier safe for now, but future in jeopardy over ‘partygate’
London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will probably hold onto his job for now despite a scathing report about... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Rampant graft under Jacob Zuma detailed in new report
Johannesburg – South African investigators on Tuesday released a 646-page report detailing how rampant corruption under former president Jacob... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
