Nigeria recruits churches, mosques to speed up mass vaccinations
Lagos – Prayers and hymns filled the Ikoyi Baptist Church at a recent Sunday sermon before the pastor delivered... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
Ethiopia govt claims to retake Unesco site Lalibela from rebels
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia said on Wednesday that pro-government forces had recaptured the Unesco World Heritage site Lalibela, which... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
WATCH | ‘We’ve had extensive discussions with President Buhari,’ says Cyril Ramaphosa
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded his state visit to Nigeria on Thursday, saying he had held extensive... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
US announces first Omicron case in traveller returning from South Africa
Washington – The United States on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant had been... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
Morocco ex-minister faces trial for adultery
Rabat – A Moroccan former rights minister who has become an outspoken government critic said on Wednesday he was facing... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
Libya ferry on first passenger trip to Turkey in decades
Misratah – A ferry set sail on Wednesday from the Libyan port of Misrata to Turkey’s coastal city of Izmir,... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
Wife of ‘godfather of Black music’ fatally shot in Beverly Hills home
Los Angeles – The wife of the man known as the “godfather of Black music” was shot and killed... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
UK court to rule on Meghan privacy case appeal
London – A UK court will rule on Thursday on a newspaper group’s appeal against a previous judgement that it... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
Omicron drives ‘worrying’ surge in South Africa Covid cases
Johannesburg – The Omicron variant has propelled a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in South Africa in recent weeks, health... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
Transport strike paralyses Senegalese capital
Dakar – A two-day strike called by transport unions over alleged official harassment and illicit competition paralysed the Senegalese capital... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
