Sport

Redemption for Balogun, Troost-Ekong as Nigeria avenge shock loss

Johannesburg – Nigeria centre-backs Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong redeemed themselves by playing key roles in a 2-0 World... Read more

11 Oct, 2021

Countries

Gunmen kill at least 19 traders in Nigeria market raid

Kano – Gunmen from gangs of cattle thieves and kidnappers have opened fire on a market in northwest Nigeria, killing... Read more

11 Oct, 2021

News

Ramaphosa speaks on Zuma’s health; Kidnapped nun freed in Mali: Here are your top news headlines

From President Cyril Ramaphosa saying Jacob Zuma must be given space to focus on his health; to a Colombian... Read more

11 Oct, 2021

News

Algeria court starts corruption trial of Bouteflika’s brother

Algiers – The corruption trial against the younger brother of ousted Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and other former officials began... Read more

10 Oct, 2021

Countries

Jacob Zuma ‘should be given space to focus on his health’, says Ramaphosa

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly expressed gratitude to former president Jacob Zuma for encouraging South Africans... Read more

10 Oct, 2021

Politics

Thousands rally against Tunisian president

Tunis – More than 5 000 Tunisians rallied on Sunday against a presidential power grab in the only democracy to... Read more

10 Oct, 2021

News

After deadly shooting, migrants in Libya just want to leave

Tripoli – After escaping, with hundreds of others, from an overcrowded Libyan detention centre where guards shot dead six migrants,... Read more

10 Oct, 2021

Politics

Mali-France tensions spurs debate over foreign influence

Bamako – Sitting outside their homes in Mali’s capital Bamako, Amboungo Guindo and Bilal Ba go back and forth... Read more

10 Oct, 2021

Countries

Top official in Tigray interim government seeks asylum abroad

Addis Ababa – A top official in the interim administration of Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region said on Saturday that he... Read more

10 Oct, 2021

Politics

Nigeria separatist held in Benin ‘not facing extradition’

Cotonou – Nigeria has not issued an extradition warrant for a separatist activist who has been in jail in neighbouring... Read more

10 Oct, 2021