Netflix soars to 230 million subscribers as co-founder steps down
San Francisco – US streaming giant Netflix ended last year with more than 230 million global subscribers, it said... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
France gripped by strikes, protests against pension reform
Paris – More than a million people marched in France on Thursday to protest pension reforms, with some demonstrators... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
PICS | Ethiopia marks Epiphany with water, colour and prayer
Ziway – Aboard canoes, motorboats and kayaks fashioned from papyrus stems, the faithful converged on a lake in central... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
Late Suraj goal takes Ghana to CHAN quarter-finals
Algiers – Substitute Seidu Suraj scored eight minutes into added time to give 10-man Ghana a 3-1 win over... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
Africa inflation to ease in 2023 after worst figures in a decade
Abidjan – Despite slowing growth and the worst inflation figures in a decade in 2022, African economies remain “resilient”,... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
Morocco rapper given suspended jail term for threatening journalist
Rabat – A Moroccan court on Wednesday handed rapper ElGrande Toto a suspended eight-month prison term for “insults, defamation... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
UN says nearly 50 dead found in mass graves in east DRC
United Nations – UN peacekeepers have discovered the bodies of nearly 50 civilians in mass graves in eastern Democratic... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
Egypt’s lawyers strike after attorneys jailed for brawl
Cairo – The Egyptian Bar Association announced on Thursday an “unlimited” strike to condemn the imprisonment of six colleagues... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
Police investigate after Fort Hare University staff member found gagged in his flat
Cape Town – A case of attempted murder has been opened after a Fort Hare University member of staff... Read more
19 Jan, 2023
After Mali, France fears bust-up with junta-ruled Burkina Faso
Paris – France fears a repeat of its disastrous falling-out with Mali in junta-ruled Burkina Faso, where another domino... Read more
19 Jan, 2023
