Fleeing jihadist violence, Niger pupils return to school
Ouallam – With blue schoolbags bouncing off their backs, hundreds of schoolchildren hurtle down small sand dunes eager to... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
2022 World Cup: Country profile – Senegal
Dakar – Factfile on Senegal, who are in World Cup Group A: Best World Cup performance: Quarter-finalists in 2002... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Burkina Faso says ‘fighting for survival’ against jihadists
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s defence minister on Tuesday declared the country was fighting for “survival” in its seven-year-old battle... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Ramaphosa decries ‘horrors’ as South African women murders spike
Johannesburg – The number of women murdered in South Africa increased by more than 50 percent in a year,... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Algeria hosts first Arab summit since 2019
Algiers – Arab leaders gathered in the Algerian capital on Tuesday for their first summit since a string of... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Kenya’s largest female elephant dies
Nairobi – A Kenyan elephant believed to have been Africa’s largest female tusker has died of old age, wildlife... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Libya aims to nearly double oil output by 2027: NOC head
Tripoli – Libya is aiming to nearly double its oil output to two million barrels per day by 2027,... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Top South African retailer embraces cryptocurrency payments
Johannesburg – The first major South African retailer to accept cryptocurrency payments at some of its tills said on... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Calls for Egypt protests trigger security clampdown ahead of COP27
Cairo – Rights defenders say Egyptian authorities are cracking down on activists over a mysterious call for protests on... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Cameroon’s electronic waste recyclers struggle despite historic law
Yaounde – Sheltered from the harsh central African sun by a patched-up parasol, Ismael Alioum rummages through piles of... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
