Jihadist raid halts operations at Mozambique ruby mine
Maputo – London-listed ruby mining giant Gemfields said on Thursday it has ceased operations at a mine in northern... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Bolivian ex-minister pleads guilty to US bribery scheme
Washington – A former Bolivian cabinet minister pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to launder bribes from a Florida-based company,... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Former Pakistan PM Khan barred from elections for five years
Islamabad – Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was disqualified Friday from running for political office for five years,... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Thousands join Hungary teacher rebellion over ‘humiliating’ pay
Budapest – Hungary’s failing schools are becoming the focus of swelling protests, with pupils and parents backing teachers sacked... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Morocco blasts South Africa’s ‘agitation’ of Western Sahara dispute
Rabat – Morocco on Thursday blasted what it called Pretoria’s “gesticulations and agitations” over the disputed territory of Western... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
14 die in Nigeria boat capsize, says official
Kano – Fourteen people drowned when an overloaded passenger vessel capsized in northwest Nigeria, a local official said on... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Crisis-hit Sudan faces biggest threat yet: climate change
Khartoum – Conflict, coups, dire poverty: Sudan is reeling from multiple crises, but environmental activist Nisreen Elsaim warns a... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Flood-hit Chad declares state of emergency
N’Djamena – Chad’s leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday declared a state of emergency as the country struggles... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
South Africa paves way for cryptocurrency regulation
Johannesburg – South Africa’s financial watchdog on Thursday declared cryptocurrency a financial product, paving way for the regulation of... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Tunisian bakers strike over unpaid subsidies
Tunis – Thousands of Tunisian bakers staged a strike on Wednesday to demand that the state pay up overdue subsidies,... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
