Hope dwindles as Lagos building collapse death toll climbs
Lagos – The death toll from a collapsed high-rise building in Nigeria’s Lagos climbed to 22 on Wednesday, emergency... Read more
4 Nov, 2021
EU begins military training against Mozambique insurgency
Maputo – The European Union on Wednesday launched a military training mission in Mozambique to help local troops fight... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
At least 9 dead after armed group attacks eastern DRC town
Bukavu – Six rebels, two policemen and a soldier were killed when an armed group raided the eastern Democratic Republic... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
Top cashew producer Ivory Coast to triple processing by 2022
Abidjan – Top cashew producer Ivory Coast is to open three new processing plants with the aim of tripling its... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
Ethiopia capital could be overrun in ‘months if not weeks’, rebels say
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa could be overrun by rebels within “months if not weeks”, an Oromo group... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
Sudan mediators hit ‘hurdles’ after coup
Khartoum – Just over a week after Sudan’s top general locked up political leaders and seized power sparking mass... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
DRC’s former child soldiers face tough return to civilian life
Goma – Some of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s former child soldiers have become traders, hairdressers and tailors, but... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
Death toll rises to 15 after Lagos high-rise collapse
Lagos – Nigerian rescue crews dug for more survivors in the rubble of a collapsed Lagos high-rise building on... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
From slums to nets: Kenyan cricket’s comeback pitch
Nairobi – The slum-dwelling schoolboys batting in the nets in Nairobi are at the heart of an effort to... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
‘I want to see us doing things better,’ says S’onqoba Vuba, CEO of Perpetu8
Cape Town – The boldness with which she speaks, and the wisdom that comes out of what she says,... Read more
3 Nov, 2021
