Three journalists held, radio station shut in South Sudan
Juba – Security officials briefly detained three journalists in South Sudan and shut down their radio station on Friday in... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
New birth of a mountain gorilla in DRC’s Virunga park
Goma – Democratic Republic of Congo’s famed Virunga National Park announced on Friday the birth of a mountain gorilla... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
Tanzania pays tribute to police officers, guard slain by gunman
Dar es Salaam – Dozens of police officers, politicians and Tanzanian citizens gathered on Friday to pay tribute to... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
Feared rebels slaughter 4 men, 1 woman in attack in DRC village
Beni – A rebel organisation feared to have linked up with the Islamic State group on Friday killed five villagers... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
Somaliland ready to take in Afghan refugees, official says
Hargeisa – Somaliland has agreed “(in) principle” to take in refugees from Afghanistan, a foreign ministry official said on Friday,... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
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28 Aug, 2021
Scientists discover fossil of amphibious whale that dates back 43 million years
Cairo – Egyptian scientists have discovered the fossil of a new species of amphibious whale that dates back 43 million... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
Dozens of abducted Nigeria pupils reunited with parents after three months
Minna – Nearly 100 Nigerian schoolchildren kidnapped from an Islamic seminary three months ago were reunited with their parents... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
Gambia blocks migrant returns from EU
Banjul – The Gambia has formally blocked flights returning migrants deported from the EU, a sensitive political issue in the... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
Uganda says foils attack on ‘Lion of Mogadishu’s funeral
Pader – Uganda said on Friday it had foiled a suicide bomb attack against the state funeral of a top... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
