Hunger, cholera stalk displacement camps near east DRC city
Goma – Thousands of tiny makeshift shelters hug the road leading north out of Goma, a symptom of the... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Nigeria limits cash withdrawals to curb counterfeits, ransom demands
Lagos – Nigeria’s central bank has imposed restrictions on weekly cash withdrawals to limit the use of cash in... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Senegal’s opposition leader faces rape accuser in court hearing
Dakar – Senegal’s opposition leader was questioned on Tuesday in a Dakar court hearing over rape accusations, lawyers told... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
DRC rebels, troops clash as M23 says ready to withdraw
Goma – There were violent clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday between Congolese soldiers and... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Guinea ex-strongman faces history in massacre trial
Conakry – When a judge curtly interrupted Guinea’s ex-leader Moussa Dadis Camara during his trial over a 2009 massacre,... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Tigray capital back on Ethiopia power grid: operator
Nairobi – The capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region has been reconnected to the national power grid after more than... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Morocco ex-minister denied release from prison after ‘adultery’ video
Rabat – A Moroccan court has rejected a request to release a former rights minister turned outspoken government critic... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Somalia forces recapture key town from jihadists, says president
Mogadishu – Somali government forces and allied militias have recaptured a strategic town held by Al-Shabaab jihadists since 2016,... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
SA anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus freed on parole
Johannesburg – South Africa on Wednesday released on parole Janusz Walus, a far-right Polish immigrant who in 1993 shot... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
WATCH | Climate activists hurl paint at La Scala entrance in Milan
Milan – Environmental activists hurled paint at the entrance of Milan’s prestigious La Scala opera house on Wednesday, part... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
