Polisario urges UN guarantees for Western Sahara referendum
Algiers – The Polisario Front urged the Security Council on Saturday to clarify the mission of the new UN envoy... Read more
17 Oct, 2021
Egypt activist to appear in court Monday, lawyer, family say
Cairo – Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is to appear in court on Monday after spending more than two... Read more
17 Oct, 2021
Hundreds in Gambia demand justice for Jammeh-era crimes
Banjul – Around 400 Gambians demonstrated in Banjul on Saturday, calling for justice for crimes committed under former dictator... Read more
17 Oct, 2021
Tens of thousands rally in DRC seeking neutral poll body
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas on Saturday as ruling party activists tried to stop tens... Read more
17 Oct, 2021
Eswatini king speaks on protests; Ethiopian Airlines’ agreement with SA’s Airlink: Here are your top news headlines
Cape Town – From Ethiopian Airlines entering into an agreement with South African carrier Airlink; to the king of Eswatini... Read more
17 Oct, 2021
Eswatini shuts schools ‘indefinitely’ amid new wave of protests
Mbabane – Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, said on Saturday it had shut its schools “indefinitely with immediate effect” as... Read more
16 Oct, 2021
Body of crew member found days after 2, including a German tourist killed in luxury houseboat blaze
Cape Town – The body of a crew member who went missing after a fire broke out on a... Read more
16 Oct, 2021
Hundreds protest in Sudan’s capital against government
Khartoum – Hundreds of Sudanese protesters took to the streets on Saturday demanding the dissolution of the transitional government, saying... Read more
16 Oct, 2021
Central African Republic president declares ceasefire in conflict with rebels
Bangui – Central African Republic’s president Faustin-Archange Touadera declared a ceasefire on Friday in the government’s long-running conflict with... Read more
16 Oct, 2021
Kenyan police interrogate slain running star’s husband
Nairobi – Police were interrogating the husband of Kenyan distance running star Agnes Tirop on Friday after she was stabbed... Read more
16 Oct, 2021
