UN watchdog sounds alarm over suicides in Africa
Brazzaville – Africa needs to combat a suicide rate that is the highest in the world yet remains widely... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
‘Gold dust’: Liberians queue for rice
Monrovia – In the Clara Town suburb of Liberia’s capital Monrovia, Aminata Kanneh stands sweating under the hot midday... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Kenya lobby groups protest lifting of ban on GM crops
Nairobi – Activists and agriculture lobby groups on Thursday urged Kenya’s government to reverse its decision to lift a... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
French-backed ‘Foundation for Democracy’ launched in Africa
Johannesburg – A French-backed forum to promote democracy among young people in Africa began life on Friday, a year... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Jacob Zuma’s 15-month prison sentence has officially ended
Cape Town – Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s prison sentence has officially ended, the Department of Correctional Services... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Algerian, Spanish gas firms agree to ‘revise’ prices
Algiers – Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach has agreed with Spanish buyer Naturgy to revise prices on gas deliveries... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Police launch search operation for 18-year-old girl last seen at a birthday party
Limpopo – Police have launched a search operation for a missing 18-year- old girl, Miracle Eunice Gafane, from Makhuva... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Police constable narrowly escapes death after being hit by a bullet during shootout
Mpumalanga – A police constable narrowly escaped death when he was hit by a bullet in the leg during... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Nearly 200 dead in Niger floods
Niamey – Flooding caused by heavy rains in the West African state of Niger has claimed nearly 200 lives... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
In Senegal, ancient male rite collides with modern times
Kabrousse – The dancers are a blaze of colour, swirling amid a deafening, pounding noise. In their midst, a young... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
