Zambia’s debt relief a ‘top priority’ for US, says Janet Yellen
Lusaka – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said restructuring Zambia’s debt was a top priority as she visited the... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Iran vows response to new EU, UK sanctions over protests
Tehran – Iran vowed on Tuesday it will respond to new sanctions imposed by the European Union and Britain... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Guatemala’s ex-president Alvaro Colom dies at 71
Guatemala City – Guatemala’s ex-president Alvaro Colom, who was named in a US list of Central American officials accused... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Climate change increases human trafficking risks: UN
Vienna – Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking as criminal gangs exploit... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Kenyan rugby ace Collins Injera retires aged 36
Nairobi – Kenya’s all-time top try scorer Collins Injera announced his retirement on Tuesday after a 17-year rugby career.... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Italy says to boost energy ties with gas giant Algeria
Algiers – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed on Monday to strengthen energy cooperation with Africa’s top gas exporter... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Newcomers Madagascar hammer Sudan to reach CHAN last 8
Algiers – Debutants Madagascar swept into the African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-finals on Monday with a 3-0 drubbing of... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Energy crisis ‘is taking a heavy toll on SA’s food sector’
Johannesburg – From dairy farms unable to keep milk refrigerated, to chickens suffocating en masse as ventilators fall idle,... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
‘Most wonderful meeting’ – South Africa hails friendship with Russia amid Ukraine war
Pretoria – South Africa said on Monday it was “friends” with Russia, as it hosted Russia’s top diplomat for... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Tunisia detains anti-president MP, says lawyer
Tunis – Plainclothes security officers in Tunisia detained a prominent critic of President Kais Saied in the early hours... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
