Ethiopia launches air strike on Tigray’s ‘western front’
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s military launched an air strike on a rebel-held facility in Tigray’s west on Sunday, a... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
Ugandan president says deadly blast a ‘terrorist act’
Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one person and... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South African HIV fears
Johannesburg – Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa,... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
UN cancels Tigray flights after Ethiopia government airstrike
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s latest aerial bombardment of Tigray’s capital city on Friday injured 11 civilians and forced a... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
Mourners pay homage to slain Kenyan running star Agnes Tirop
Mosoriot – Olympic running greats came together on Saturday to bid farewell to rising Kenyan star Agnes Tirop, whose murder... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
Cop Rosemary Ndlovu, 46, killed six, including her boyfriend for insurance payouts, court rules
Johannesburg – A police officer worked with a hitman to murder her boyfriend and five relatives in an blood-curdling scheme... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
Suspected poacher killed by elephants in South Africa
Johannesburg – An elephant has trampled a suspected poacher to death in South Africa’s famed Kruger National Park, a... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Fuel shortages block food aid in famine-threatened Tigray, says UN
Addis Ababa – Fuel shortages have forced some aid groups to suspend food distribution in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region,... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Kenya runner Agnes Tirop’s death highlights pressures faced by female athletes
Nairobi – The death of Kenyan running star Agnes Tirop has thrown a spotlight on the pressures faced by the... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Criminal gang frees at least 30 kidnapped Nigerian students after four months
Abuja – Thirty students who were kidnapped by a criminal gang more than four months ago in northwest Nigeria... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
