South Sudanese refugees homeless again after Sudan floods
Al-Jabalain – South Sudanese refugee Dawood Kour fled to Sudan to turn the page on a life of displacement,... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Kenyan marathon star Mary Keitany retires at 39
Nairobi – Kenya’s three-time London marathon and four-time New York marathon winner Mary Keitany announced her retirement on Wednesday... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels accused of shelling, shooting civilians
Addis Ababa – Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray opened fire on civilians while looting and shelling villages and towns... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
South African graft informers face threats, watchdog says after Babita Deokaran
Johannesburg – A South African corruption watchdog on Wednesday warned that whistleblowers face hostility and threats on their lives, a... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Fighting between farmers, herders kills 27 in Chad
N’Djamena – At least 27 people were killed in weekend fighting between sedentary farmers and nomadic herders in eastern Chad,... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Burundi vows to probe deadly ‘terrorist’ grenade blasts
Nairobi – Burundi on Tuesday vowed a thorough investigation into a series of deadly “terrorist” grenade blasts that hit... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Nigeria, Ghana sprint to join digital currency race
Lagos – Nigeria and Ghana are racing to adopt a central bank digital currency as they look to ride... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Tunisia party says president’s power grab risks ‘dismantling state’
Tunis – Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said on Tuesday that President Kais Saied’s recent measures to extend his powers risked... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Libya parliament withdraws support for unity government
Tripoli – Libya’s parliament on Tuesday passed a no-confidence vote in the war-scarred country’s unity government, dealing a new... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Congolese journalist questioned over UN experts’ murder
Kinshasa – A Congolese journalist is being held for questioning by police over the 2017 killing of two UN experts... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
