Algeria Algeria says envoy to France to resume duties Algiers – Algeria’s ambassador to Paris is to return to his post after he was recalled in October following comments... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries Missing hiker, 53, found dead on Table Mountain… police say he fell to his death Cape Town – The body of a 53-year-old man was discovered on Table Mountain on Wednesday afternoon, said the... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries Nigeria gunmen kidnap three Chinese dam workers, police say Lagos – Gunmen have kidnapped three Chinese workers at a hydro-electric damn project in central Nigeria, with two local workers... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Business France drops South Africa from its travel ‘red list’ Cape Town – France has confirmed that it has removed South Africa from its controversial red list barring incoming travel.... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries ‘Grave fears’ for hunger-striking Tunisia politician Tunis – Tunisian doctors on Wednesday expressed “grave fears” for the health of former justice minister Noureddine Bhiri, who... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Business Metrorail lays charges after youths stone new train, damage driver’s window Cape Town – Metrorail has reportedly opened a case of malicious damage to property after a group of youths... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries Nigerian man dies after allegedly swallowing drugs to hide them from police in Joburg Cape Town – A 31-year old Nigerian man died in Johannesburg on Tuesday after allegedly swallowing drugs in an... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Business China FM in Kenya on three-nation tour of Africa Mombasa – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will tour Beijing-funded infrastructure projects in Kenya and discuss future economic opportunities with... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Burkina Faso Jihadist raids leave 500 000 Burkina Faso children without schools Ouagadougou – More than half a million children in Burkina Faso are unable to go to school because of attacks... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Business Morocco, China ink ‘Belt and Road’ roadmap Rabat – Morocco and China on Wednesday signed an agreement sealing a strategic partnership between the two nations as part... Read more 6 Jan, 2022