Morocco jails activist for ‘offending’ king
Rabat – A Moroccan court on Monday handed a four year jail sentence to an activist who “offended” King Mohammed... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Nigeria oil blast victims to get mass burial after ‘catastrophe’
Lagos – Nigerian authorities on Monday gathered the charred remains of over 100 people killed in an explosion at... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Mali jihadists claim to capture fighter with Russia’s Wagner
Bamako – A jihadist group in Mali on Monday claimed to have captured a fighter from the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Attacks on Burkina Faso military units kill 15
Ouagadougou – Fifteen people, including nine soldiers, died on Sunday in two separate attacks on military units in northern Burkina... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Referee punched, kicked as Moroccan club reach CAF Cup semi-finals
Johannesburg – Tunisian referee Sadeq al Salmi was punched and kicked after Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane reached the CAF Confederation... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Morocco Prime Minister’s petrol business at centre of dispute
Rabat – Soaring fuel prices in Morocco have placed billionaire petrol magnate Aziz Akhannouch who is also prime minister at... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Egypt frees nine Coptic Christians arrested after protest
Cairo – Egyptian state security released nine Coptic Christians who had been detained for nearly three months following a protest demanding... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Rwanda’s Kagame in Uganda on rare visit as ties warm
Kampala – Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame arrived in Uganda on Sunday, making his first visit to the country in four... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Serial CAF Champions League semi-finalists Wydad scrape through
Johannesburg – Serial CAF Champions League semi-finalists Wydad Casablanca of Morocco this weekend reached that stage of the premier African club... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Eskom warns of the possibility of load shedding being implemented
Cape Town – Eskom says that load shedding could be implemented at short notice due to a constrained national... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
