At least 80 dead in Sierra Leone fuel explosion, says Red Cross
Freetown – A massive explosion at a petrol station in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, killed at least... Read more
6 Nov, 2021
Uganda charges three with terrorism over foiled funeral attack
Kampala – A Ugandan court on Friday charged three men with terrorism over a foiled bomb attack on the funeral... Read more
6 Nov, 2021
Abducted university workers freed in Nigeria, police say
Abuja – Nigerian security forces on Friday rescued six people who had been seized at a university near the capital’s... Read more
6 Nov, 2021
Africa pins hopes on ‘breakthrough’ malaria vaccine
Abidjan – A ground-breaking vaccine against malaria has stoked hopes in Africa of rolling back a disease that claims... Read more
6 Nov, 2021
South Africans turn their backs on ANC, leave president Cyril Ramaphosa in a bind
Johannesburg – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) faced the unthinkable this week as local elections saw voters... Read more
6 Nov, 2021
Nigeria state votes in key test for presidential race
Akwa – Voters in the volatile southeastern Nigerian state of Anambra go to the polls on Saturday amid a... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
Killer cop Rosemary Ndlovu sentenced to life
Johannesburg – A South African police officer was sentenced to six life sentences and an additional 95 years in... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
Guinea junta warns against ‘disturbing public order’
Conakry – Guinea’s coup leaders accused political parties and activists on Thursday of “disturbing public order and social peace” in... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
Art of trash: Feting South Africa’s overlooked waste pickers
Johannesburg – To many they are just filthy-looking jumbo bags bursting at the seams with recyclable waste wheeled along... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
Child fossil find in South Africa sheds light on enigmatic hominids
Maropeng – Fossils found deep in a South African cave formed part of a hominid child’s skull, apparently left on... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
