DRC court sentences 51 to death in murder of UN experts
Kananga – A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday sentenced 51 people to death, several in absentia, in... Read more
30 Jan, 2022
Armed men storm jewellery store in Durban… get away with watches, expensive bags
Cape Town – Five armed men reportedly entered a jewellery shop at Gateway Mall in Durban on Sunday, and... Read more
30 Jan, 2022
‘Good news’: Disgruntled Burkina workers welcome coup
Ouagadougou – In Burkina Faso, hundreds of workers are saying good riddance to an ousted president they say let... Read more
30 Jan, 2022
Tropical Storm Ana leaves trail of destruction in Madagascar
Antananarivo – Residents in an inundated neighbourhood of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo are returning with dread to see what remains... Read more
30 Jan, 2022
Ugandan ex-minister who backed death penalty for gay people dies
Kampala – A former Ugandan ethics minister who championed a bill to introduce the death penalty for same-sex relationships... Read more
30 Jan, 2022
West African delegation meets Burkina Faso coup leader
Ouagadougou – A delegation from Ecowas met the leader of the ruling junta in Burkina Faso on Saturday, the... Read more
30 Jan, 2022
Prosecutors reveal confession of alleged parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe
Johannesburg – The man suspected of starting a fire that gutted South Africa’s parliament this month confessed to the... Read more
30 Jan, 2022
Nearly 40% of Tigrayans face ‘extreme lack of food’, says UN
Addis Ababa – Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray face “an extreme lack of food” amid an extended... Read more
29 Jan, 2022
Tunisia arrests woman suspected of planning attack
Tunis – Tunisia’s interior ministry said on Friday it had foiled a “terrorist” attack, with the arrest of a woman... Read more
29 Jan, 2022
French doctors suspend work in NE Mali over insecurity
Dakar – French charity Medecins du Monde said Friday it was suspending medical aid to thousands of patients in two... Read more
29 Jan, 2022
