M23 rebels advance in eastern DRC
Goma – The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has pushed into fresh territory, officials... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Lithium batteries theft a headache for Botswana’s mobile firm
Gaborone – Botswana’s biggest mobile operator said on Thursday its telecoms towers were being plundered for lithium batteries, whose... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
UN ‘alarmed’ over detainee hunger strike at Libya jail
Tripoli – The United Nations’ mission in Libya voiced alarm on Thursday at reports that dozens of detainees at... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Language proposal stirs thorny debate in troubled Mali
Bamako – Mali gained independence from France in 1960, yet even today French is the language of government business,... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
‘Nothing to eat’: People starve in Burkina Faso town under jihadist blockade
Ouagadougou – Jihadists have dynamited bridges and mounted deadly attacks against supply convoys, blockading Burkina Faso’s northern town of... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Guinea infrastructure minister ousted in widening anti-graft campaign
Conakry – Guinea’s junta has gutted the country’s infrastructure ministry, ousting its head and seven staffers as the West... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
‘No one will take Goma’: East Africa commander in DRC
Goma – The commander of the East African Community’s military force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vowed... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls for political deal in Sudan
Khartoum – The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk urged on Wednesday Sudanese factions to reach an agreement... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
South Africa’s public sector unions call for national strike
Johannesburg – Public sector trade unions in South Africa called on Thursday for a one-day national strike to be... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Chad opposition in shock after crackdown
N’Djamena – Some have fled or gone into hiding while for others, just to walk in front of their... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
