Floods heap woes on South Africa trading hub
Durban – First it was Covid, then riots and now floods: KwaZulu-Natal (NZN) province, South Africa’s gateway to the... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Gabon counts on visitors to help preserve great apes
Gabon – Around a bend on a narrow trail that runs deep into the forest of Gabon’s Loango national park,... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
South Africa Covid cases at highest level in months
Johannesburg – South Africa is witnessing a “worrying” spike in coronavirus cases after a relative lull in new infections,... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Burkina Faso appoint Frenchman Velud as coach
Ouagadougou – Frenchman Hubert Velud was named on Friday as the new coach of Burkina Faso, replacing Kamou Malo... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Tunisia president decrees he will name electoral chief
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday assigned himself the power to appoint the head of the electoral commission,... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Rwanda president says UK migrant deal ‘not trading in humans’
Kigali – Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Kigali was not “trading in human beings” when it agreed to a... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Niger MPs to vote on foreign troop presence
Niamey – Niger’s MPs will on Friday for the first time debate the presence of foreign forces fighting jihadists in the... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Mwai Kibaki: Former Kenyan president leaves mixed legacy
Nairobi – Kenya’s third president Mwai Kibaki, who has died at the age of 90, led East Africa’s economic... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Trial of alleged killers of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa finally opens
Johannesburg – The long-delayed and highly-anticipated trial of men accused of murdering South Africa’s former football captain Senzo Meyiwa finally... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Mane-inspired Senegal to begin AFCON title defence against Benin
Johannesburg – Sadio Mane-inspired Senegal will begin their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title defence at home to Benin... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
