Politics

LATEST | Guinea coup leaders announce indefinite nationwide curfew

Conakry – Guinean special forces seized power in a coup on Sunday, arresting the president and imposing an indefinite... Read more

6 Sep, 2021

News

Jacob Zuma freed, Guinea’s Alpha Conde toppled: Here are your top news headlines

From Guinea soldiers claiming to have seized power from President Alpha Conde, to former South African president Jacob Zuma... Read more

6 Sep, 2021

News

PIC: Morocco footballers able to leave Guinea during coup attempt

Rabat – Morocco’s national football team were able to leave Guinea late on Sunday, a Moroccan official said, after army... Read more

6 Sep, 2021

Politics

WATCH | Guinea’s president arrested as army seizes power and dissolves constitution

Conakry – Guinean special forces staged a coup on Sunday, arresting the president, in the latest political upheaval to... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

Politics

Rwanda leader defends terrorism trial of genocide hero

Kigali – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Sunday dismissed widespread criticism of the terrorism trial of the polarising “Hotel... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

Politics

Algeria places Tunisia’s Nabil Karoui in pre-trial detention

Algiers – The runner-up in Tunisia’s 2019 presidential election, Nabil Karoui, has been placed in pre-trial detention in neighbouring Algeria,... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

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Guinea in turmoil after putschists claim coup

Conakry – Turmoil engulfed the impoverished west African nation of Guinea again on Sunday as army putschists said they... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

Jacob Zuma Parole

Jacob Zuma granted medical parole: What does it mean?

Johannesburg – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for 15 months in July for contempt of court after... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

Politics

UPDATE | Whereabouts of Alpha Conde not yet clear after ‘apparent coup attempt’ in Guinea

Conakry – Heavy gunfire rang out in the centre of the Guinean capital Conkary on Sunday morning and troops... Read more

5 Sep, 2021

News

Bus crash on Egypt highway kills 12 near Suez

Cairo – Twelve people were killed on an Egyptian highway early on Sunday when their bus overturned on their return... Read more

5 Sep, 2021