South Africa’s navy stages exercises with China, Russia
Johannesburg – South Africa was on Friday due to embark on a 10-day routine joint military exercise with Russia... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Mali junta cracks down on hookahs
Dakar – The authorities in Mali have begun a crackdown on hookah smoking after giving a grace period to... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Opposition leader detained as Senegal tensions rise
Dakar – Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was forcibly removed from his vehicle by security forces on Thursday after... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Tunisia NGOs slam ‘hate speech’ against sub-Saharan migrants
Tunis – Tunisian rights groups charged on Thursday that the state was cracking down on migrants from sub-Saharan Africa... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Colombia, Venezuela revive trade deal after 4-year suspension
Caracas – The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela on Thursday renewed a trade deal that had been suspended for... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Turkey-Syria death toll passes 41000 as UN appeals for quake aid
Istanbul – The death toll from the earthquake that has devastated parts of Turkey and Syria exceeded 41 000... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
DRC launches voter registration in violence-torn east
Goma – Voter registration ahead of year-end presidential elections got underway on Thursday in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC)... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
New Johannesburg mayor foretaste of South Africa’s coalition government?
Johannesburg – Thapelo Amad became the butt of jokes for listing potholes as a top priority after being elected... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
The raging jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – The West African state of Burkina Faso is in the grip of a jihadist insurgency that has... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Ethiopia church says crisis over as rogue bishops apologise
Nairobi – Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christian Church, one of the oldest in the world, says a crisis that erupted after... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
