First Moroccan movie ‘Casablanca Beats’ comes to Cannes
Casablanca - Nabil Ayouch says he can barely believe his movie, "Casablanca Beats", is the first Moroccan film in almost... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Algeria frees over 100 for taking part in protests
Algiers – Algerian President Abdemadjid Tebboune on Wednesday ordered the release of 101 detainees held for calling for or taking... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh’s ally sentenced to death for murder
Banjul – A Gambian court sentenced an ally of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh to death on Wednesday for his role in... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Cameroon sex tape: Journalist faces ‘pimping’ accusation
Yaounde – A prominent Cameroonian journalist and a person close to him will appear in court on “pimping” charges... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Jailed Jacob Zuma ‘would have called for calm’ if he had means, minister says
Cape Town – Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s legal team, is on Thursday expected to visit him at... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Lack of vaccines in Africa ‘unacceptable’, World Bank says
Abidjan – The lack of access to vaccines in Africa is “unacceptable”, World Bank number two Axel van Trotsenburg said... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Court releases former DRC PM from brief house arrest
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday reversed its decision to place former prime minister Augustin... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
SA government seeks to deploy 25 000 troops to crush #Zuma unrest
Johannesburg – The South African government on Wednesday sought to deploy at least 25 000 troops to curb the... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
#Zuma violence ‘has brought great shame’, SA’s Zulu king says
Johannesburg – The king of South Africa’s Zulu community, the country’s largest ethnic group, on Wednesday appealed for an end... Read more
14 Jul, 2021
Mozambican lorries looted, set ablaze in SA #Zuma unrest
Cape Town – Mozambican lorries have been looted and set ablaze in the ongoing unrest in South Africa, an... Read more
14 Jul, 2021
