The Continent: Africa’s ambitious newspaper, designed for WhatsApp
Johannesburg – Late one night, South African journalist Simon Allison woke up his wife with an idea: a weekly... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
12 in custody in Burkina over ‘destabilisation’ plot
Ouagadougou – Twelve people, including a senior army officer, are in custody in Burkina Faso after a suspected plot... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
First Sudan security death, protester killed in anti-coup rallies
Khartoum – Sudanese anti-coup protesters stabbed to death a police general on Thursday, authorities said, and a protester was... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
Refereeing chaos tarnishes image of Africa Cup of Nations
Douala – Chaos and controversy are no strangers to the Africa Cup of Nations but the image of the... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
DRC says Rwandans who ‘fled’ Covid jab rules repatriated
Bukavu – More than 100 Rwandans who said they had fled to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo because of their... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
MSF says staff were intentionally killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Nairobi – The killing of three Doctors Without Borders (MSF) personnel in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region last June was “intentional”... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
Gunfire in west Cameroon town hosting African football teams
Bafoussam – Troops and armed men have exchanged fire in Buea, the capital of a Cameroonian region hit by... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
King Khoisan released on warning a day after dramatic arrest
Pretoria – The leader of an indigenous South African group was released on bail on Thursday, one day after his... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
Tunisia’s Ennahdha urges Friday protests, defying Covid ban
Tunis – Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party has reiterated calls for demonstrations on Friday marking the anniversary of the country’s revolution,... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
Burkina revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara ‘shot seven times’
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, who was gunned down during a coup in 1987, was shot... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
