West African leaders to discuss Mali crisis in key summit
Accra – West African leaders will gather on Sunday to discuss Mali’s political crisis, with the military junta submitting... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Death toll in Nigeria attacks climbs to 200, govt says
Abuja – Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Zamfara state,... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Mali junta proposes new timeframe for return to civilian rule
Bamako – Mali’s ruling military junta submitted a new proposed timetable for a return to civilian rule on Saturday, on... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Egypt frees Coptic rights activist Ramy Kamel
Cairo – Egyptian authorities have released Coptic rights activist Ramy Kamel after more than two years spent in pre-trial detention,... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Tigray rebels claim dozens killed in drone strike on IDP camp
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels claimed on Saturday that dozens of people had been killed in a drone strike on... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Nigeria’s president denounces ‘mass murderers’ over latest killings
Kano – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday described as “mass murderers” gunmen known locally as “bandits” who killed... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
Tanzania president reshuffles cabinet amid party infighting
Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan reshuffled her cabinet Saturday as she battled to put a lid... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
‘That’s mid, not class,’ Mmusi Maimane drags DJ Shimza on Twitter for not washing his own socks and underwear
Cape Town – South African deejay Ashley Raphala, popularly known as DJ Shimza, has received a social media backlash... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
ANC marks 110 years in low-key fashion as SA reels from devastating fire in parliament
Polokwane – South Africa’s ruling ANC marked its 110th anniversary on Saturday in low-key fashion as the country reels... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
‘Four or five’ Burkina Faso players and coach test positive for Covid-19
Yaoundé – Burkina Faso captain Bertrand Traore has deplored as “a scandal” coronavirus testing procedures at the Africa Cup of... Read more
9 Jan, 2022
