Politics Libya parliament adopts law on legislative polls Tripoli – Libya’s parliament on Monday passed a law on legislative elections, its spokesperson said, ahead of a planned national... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
Countries Kenya confirms bid for 2025 world athletics championships Nairobi – Kenya on Tuesday confirmed its bid to host the 2025 athletics world championships, which if accepted, would bring... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
Countries Justice minister Lamola says he was aware of Jacob Zuma’s medical parole Cape Town – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has said that he was fully aware of the details around former... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
Countries Nigerian doctors to resume work after two-months’ strike Abuja – Doctors at Nigeria’s state-run hospitals will resume work this week after calling off a two-month long strike on... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
News Named in Pandora Papers, Ivory Coast PM denies any ‘illicit activities’ Abidjan – Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi on Monday denied any wrongdoing after he was named in the... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
Countries Uhuru Kenyatta hails Pandora Papers but stays quiet on offshore claims Nairobi – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday that an investigation exposing global leaders’ use of tax havens will... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
Business IMF urges Algeria to ‘recalibrate’ economy Algiers – International Monetary Fund experts urged Algeria on Monday to “recalibrate” its oil and gas-dependent economy and implement structural... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
Sport In-form Salah adjusts sights to World Cup as Egypt aim for top Johannesburg – Mohamed Salah, fresh from scoring a brilliant goal for Liverpool against Manchester City, switches his attention to 2022... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
Technology Facebook fights global outage and whistleblower revelations Washington – Facebook battled dueling crises on Monday as potentially billions of users were impacted when its dominant social... Read more 5 Oct, 2021
Technology Facebook blames major outage on router work San Francisco – Facebook late omn Monday blamed a major outage across its platforms on configuration changes it made... Read more 5 Oct, 2021