Countries South Africa police probe ‘unusual’ corpse theft Johannesburg – South African police said on Wednesday they have launched an “unusual” investigation after robbers carefully dug the... Read more 9 Feb, 2023
Countries Three protesters killed in attack on UN convoy in DRC Goma – At least three demonstrators were killed on Tuesday in an attack on a UN convoy in eastern... Read more 9 Feb, 2023
Countries Two police officers, gendarme killed in western Mali attack, sources say Bamako – Two Malian police officers and a gendarme were killed on Tuesday in an attack on a checkpoint... Read more 9 Feb, 2023
Countries Suspect pleads not guilty to murder of LGBTQ campaigner Nairobi – A Kenyan man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the murder of a prominent LGBTQ campaigner whose... Read more 9 Feb, 2023
Countries Egypt sentences one to death, jails 11 for life on ‘terror’ charges Cairo – An Egyptian court sentenced one man to death and 11 to life imprisonment after convicting them of... Read more 9 Feb, 2023
Countries DRC troops march in Goma to ‘reassure’ locals Goma – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) soldiers marched in the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, an AFP... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Six killed in suspected Burkina Faso jihadist attack Ouagadougou – Six people were killed when suspected jihadist gunmen attacked a town in central Burkina Faso, a local... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Countries Russia’s Sergei Lavrov Lavrov vows aid for West Africa’s jihadist fight Bamako – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Countries Tunisia president fires foreign minister Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday fired the country’s top diplomat – the fourth minister to lose... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Countries South Africa awaits glimmer of light in Cyril Ramaphosa’s annual speech Cape Town – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his annual address to the nation on Thursday, facing mounting... Read more 8 Feb, 2023