Ethiopia revokes independent news outlet’s license
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia on Tuesday revoked the licence of independent online outlet Addis Standard saying it harmed national... Read more
25 Feb
Sierra Leone, Guinea accuse each other of border incursions
Freetown – Sierra Leone and Guinea on Tuesday traded accusations of border incursions, with Freetown saying Guinean soldiers crossed... Read more
25 Feb
Kidnap drama in Joburg! – Businessman rescued, 2 nabbed
Johannesburg – A kidnapped businessman was rescued and two suspects arrested following a rapid response by Johannesburg Metropolitan Police... Read more
24 Feb
US immigration agents’ training ‘broken’: whistleblower
Washington – A former US immigration official said Monday that training for federal agents was “deficient, defective and broken,”... Read more
24 Feb
US women’s ice hockey team declines to attend Trump address
Washington – The US women’s ice hockey team declined an invitation to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address,... Read more
24 Feb
Mayweather to fight Pacquiao in Las Vegas in September
Los Angeles – Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a long-awaited rematch of the highest-grossing clash in... Read more
24 Feb
US AI giants accuse Chinese rivals of mass data theft
San Francisco – US artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Monday it had uncovered campaigns by three Chinese AI firms... Read more
24 Feb
DRC-Burundi border reopens after M23 assault: officials
Kinshasa – A key border crossing between Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi reopened on Monday after more than... Read more
24 Feb
Fire injures six, briefly suspends flights at Lagos airport
Lagos – A fire broke out Monday afternoon at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport, injuring six people and causing... Read more
24 Feb
Ugandan president blocks church mass for jailed opposition leader
Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni blocked a church mass scheduled to honour opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has... Read more
24 Feb
