Swedish teen rapper killed in Stockholm shooting
Stockholm – Swedish rapper Einar, who won awards and topped charts in the Scandinavian country, was shot and killed late... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Confusion reigns over Queen Elizabeth II’s health after hospital stay
London – Questions mounted on Friday about the health of 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II after she had tests and... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Kenya runner Agnes Tirop’s death highlights pressures faced by female athletes
Nairobi – The death of Kenyan running star Agnes Tirop has thrown a spotlight on the pressures faced by the... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Sierra Leone moves to bring more women into politics
Freetown – Sierra Leone’s government on Thursday introduced a bill that would ensure that 30% of parliamentary seats and cabinet... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
‘We want to study,’ DRC pupils say as they protest for schools to reopen amid teachers’ strike
Kinshasa – Hundreds of secondary school pupils demonstrated outside the Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament on Thursday, calling for lessons... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
West Africa’s Benin votes to legalise abortion
Cotonou – Benin has become one of the few countries in Africa to authorise abortions, after parliamentarians voted on a... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Ethiopia launches fourth air strike this week on Tigray capital
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia said on Thursday it had launched another air strike on the capital of war-battered Tigray, the... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Criminal gang frees at least 30 kidnapped Nigerian students after four months
Abuja – Thirty students who were kidnapped by a criminal gang more than four months ago in northwest Nigeria... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
LATEST | Eswatini bans protests as African mediation begins
Manzini – Africa’s last absolute monarchy Eswatini on Thursday banned protests as regional mediators landed in the kingdom amid... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Jacob Zuma lays criminal charges against Billy Downer for allegedly leaking his medical records
Pietermaritzburg – South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Thursday made his first public appearance since his release from prison... Read more
21 Oct, 2021
