Countries Gambia probes coup bid and arrests more soldiers Banjul – The Gambia on Tuesday set up an “investigative panel” and gave it 30 days to report back... Read more 28 Dec, 2022
Countries DRC military court upholds nine death sentences Bunia – Eight soldiers and one civilian in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) war-torn northeast have had death... Read more 28 Dec, 2022
Business Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital Nairobi – Ethiopia’s national carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray... Read more 28 Dec, 2022
Business Tunisia to raise new taxes to close budget deficit Tunis – Tunisia’s finance minister unveiled a budget on Monday aiming to use new tax revenues to claw the... Read more 27 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso Ten dead after bus hits mine in Burkina Faso, says governor Ouagadougou – Ten passengers riding a bus died when their vehicle struck a mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the... Read more 27 Dec, 2022
Countries Rebels kidnap civilians in DRC clashes, local sources say Goma – M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are holding civilians hostage for suspected collaboration with enemy... Read more 27 Dec, 2022
Countries Libya pro-Haftar pilot released in prisoner swap, reports say Tripoli – Libya’s unity government has carried out a prisoner exchange with rival eastern forces, releasing a pilot captured... Read more 27 Dec, 2022
Countries Three women dead after allegedly being sprayed with a ‘mystery’ substance in a tavern Cape Town – Three women died after they were allegedly sprayed with a “mystery” substance while at an Eastern... Read more 27 Dec, 2022
Countries Tunisia rights group slams ‘inhumane’ move to deport migrants Tunis – A Tunisian rights group condemned on Sunday a “repressive and inhumane” government decision to deport a group... Read more 27 Dec, 2022
Countries Six people, including an infant, killed in ghastly car crash in Limpopo Cape Town – A motor vehicle accident involving a truck and a bakkie killed six people, including an infant,... Read more 27 Dec, 2022