Prisoner gang rape trial opens in DRC
Lubumbashi – Ten defendants accused of taking part in the September 2020 gang rape of dozens of women prisoners in... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Ethiopia sets out terms of possible talks with Tigray rebels
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia on Thursday outlined conditions for possible talks with rebels from the country’s war-hit Tigray region, following... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Praise tempered for South Africa’s late president De Klerk
Johannesburg – The death on Thursday of South Africa’s last white president FW de Klerk drew mixed reactions, with some... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Police in Ghana arrest 26 Nigerians, including 2 women over alleged fraud
Cape Town – Police in Ghana have reportedly arrested 26 Nigerians, including two women, for allegedly engaging in online... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
8 ‘prophets’ die during religious ceremony in Zimbabwe – reports
Cape Town – Eight people believed to be prophets reportedly drowned in Zimbabwe recently during a religious ceremony in... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Sudan general names council for post-coup transition
Khartoum – Sudan’s de facto ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday named a new ruling council to steer... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Mozambique to appeal move to extradite ex-minister to US
Maputo – Mozambique will appeal a South African court’s decision to extradite former finance minister Manuel Chang to the United... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Nigerian court sentences Boko Haram member to death by hanging
Cape Town – A Nigerian court reportedly sentenced a self-confessed Boko Haram member, Abdusalam Adinoyi, to death by hanging... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
First rhino horn NFT sold at auction in South Africa
Cape Town – A digital replica of a rhino horn sold at an auction in South Africa late Thursday,... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Kenya disbands national football body over corruption
Nairobi – Kenya on Thursday disbanded its national football federation over corruption allegations and said it may seek to... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
