Coronavirus

Egypt tightens rules on unvaccinated officials, students

Cairo – Egypt on Monday barred officials and students not vaccinated against Covid-19 from government offices and universities unless they... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

News

Death toll from Sierra Leone tanker blast rises to 144

Freetown – The blast from a fuel tanker that blew up in Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown earlier this month... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

News

Ugandan capital hit by twin explosions in ‘attack’

Kampala – Two explosions hit Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday, injuring some people in what police termed “an attack”... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

News

Kenya police convicted over death of British aristocrat’s son

Mombasa – A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced four police officers to prison for manslaughter over the death of... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

Business

Businessman Sani Dangote’s body set to arrive in Nigeria today for burial – reports

Cape Town – The body of Sani Dangote, the vice president of the Nigerian cement group Dangote, is set... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

News

Death toll from attack in DRC’s Beni jumps to 38, say experts, NGO

Beni – The death toll from attacks last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo attributed to the ADF... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

News

‘Dangerous’ terrorists escape from Kenyan prison, police say

Nairobi – Kenyan police said on Monday that three terrorists escaped from the country’s highest security prison, including a “dangerous”... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

News

Al Jazeera says its chief in Sudan taken to prison

Khartoum – Sudanese security forces have taken the bureau chief of Qatari-based Al Jazeera TV to prison even though the... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

Sport

South Africa want Ghana qualifier replayed after disputed penalty

Johannesburg – South Africa demanded on Monday that a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana be replayed after a controversial... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

Business

14 tons of gold, rubies smuggled from Mozambique, official says

Maputo – Fourteen tons of gold, rubies and other precious minerals have been smuggled out of Mozambique so far this... Read more

16 Nov, 2021