Gunmen kill at least 19 traders in Nigeria market raid
Kano – Gunmen from gangs of cattle thieves and kidnappers have opened fire on a market in northwest Nigeria, killing... Read more
11 Oct, 2021
Ramaphosa speaks on Zuma’s health; Kidnapped nun freed in Mali: Here are your top news headlines
From President Cyril Ramaphosa saying Jacob Zuma must be given space to focus on his health; to a Colombian... Read more
11 Oct, 2021
Algeria court starts corruption trial of Bouteflika’s brother
Algiers – The corruption trial against the younger brother of ousted Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and other former officials began... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Jacob Zuma ‘should be given space to focus on his health’, says Ramaphosa
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly expressed gratitude to former president Jacob Zuma for encouraging South Africans... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Thousands rally against Tunisian president
Tunis – More than 5 000 Tunisians rallied on Sunday against a presidential power grab in the only democracy to... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
After deadly shooting, migrants in Libya just want to leave
Tripoli – After escaping, with hundreds of others, from an overcrowded Libyan detention centre where guards shot dead six migrants,... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Mali-France tensions spurs debate over foreign influence
Bamako – Sitting outside their homes in Mali’s capital Bamako, Amboungo Guindo and Bilal Ba go back and forth... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Top official in Tigray interim government seeks asylum abroad
Addis Ababa – A top official in the interim administration of Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region said on Saturday that he... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Nigeria separatist held in Benin ‘not facing extradition’
Cotonou – Nigeria has not issued an extradition warrant for a separatist activist who has been in jail in neighbouring... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Colombian nun kidnapped by Mali jihadists in 2017 freed
Bamako – A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadists in Mali more than four years ago has been... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
