Fear of hidden mines hangs over conflict-hit Central African Republic
Paoua – “We are afraid. We cannot know where the mines are hidden.” It is a common refrain in... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
Senegal burial row sparks calls for end to caste prejudice
Dakar – Human rights campaigners in Senegal have called for an end to caste-based discrimination after village elders refused to... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
India wrap up impressive first Test victory over South Africa
Centurion – India completed a convincing 113-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
Niger expels eight Rwandans linked to 1994 genocide
Niamey – Niger has ordered the expulsion of eight Rwandans linked to the east African country’s 1994 genocide, just a... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
Sudan forces seal Khartoum ahead of new anti-coup rally
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces stepped up surveillance of Khartoum’s streets on Thursday and sealed the capital from its suburbs,... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
WATCH | Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town
Cape Town – The body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu was carried on Thursday into a historic cathedral where he... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
Libya orders arrest of second minister over alleged graft
Tripoli – Libyan prosecutors ordered the culture minister detained on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged graft of... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
WHO warns of Covid ‘tsunami’ as Omicron fuels record surges
Paris – A Covid “tsunami” threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said on Wednesday, as record surges fuelled... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
Colourful musical memorial as Desmond Tutu remembered at Cape Town interfaith tribute
Cape Town – An interfaith, musical memorial to South Africa’s revered anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu had a rabbi and... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of sex trafficking
New York – British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty in New York on Wednesday of recruiting and grooming... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
