Countries Mali leader promises election timetable by Jan 31 Abuja – The head of Mali’s military-dominated government on Sunday promised west Africa’s regional bloc he would provide it with... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Countries Two siblings aged 5 and 7 die after stationary family car catches fire Cape Town – Two siblings reportedly died on Sunday morning after they became entrapped in a stationary family vehicle... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Countries South Africa pays tribute to last apartheid leader FW de Klerk Cape Town – South Africa on Sunday paid an official tribute to FW de Klerk, the final president of... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Countries WATCH | Jacob Zuma releases book to ‘set record straight’ Johannesburg – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, accused of orchestrating the systematic plunder of government coffers during his... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso president picks ex-nuclear monitor as PM Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s president Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Friday picked Lassina Zerbo, the former head of a top... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
News Two Togo journalists detained over broadcast comments Lome – Two Togolese journalists critical of the government have been arrested over comments they made during a broadcast on... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Countries Libya delays candidate list raising new doubts over election timetable Tripoli – Libya’s election commission on Saturday delayed publication of a final list of candidates for a presidential election... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Angola Angola doctors to extend national strike as Covid rages Luanda – More than half of Angola’s doctors will indefinitely continue a national strike over pay and conditions as the... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Countries ‘I’m deeply grateful,’ says Eto’o after being elected head of the Cameroon Football Federation Yaoundé – Samuel Eto’o said on Saturday his election as president of the Cameroon Football Federation, announced earlier in the... Read more 12 Dec, 2021
Countries Guinea police fire tear gas to disperse pro-Alpha Conde protesters Conakry – Guinea police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse dozens of protesters in the capital Conakry demanding freedom... Read more 12 Dec, 2021