Countries Libya’s oil firm chief resists move to replace him Tripoli – Libya’s Tripoli-based government has named a new head of the state oil company to replace veteran technocrat... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries Morocco’s king endorses new Jewish organisations Rabat – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has authorised a reorganisation of the country’s Jewish community, a “component” of national... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries Cuban medical school expels SA student amid ‘kidnapping’ allegations – reports Cape Town – A South African medical student has reportedly been expelled by the Villa Clara University of Medical... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries Hillary Gardee murder: Family pleads with court to transfer case to Hawks Cape Town – The family of murdered Hillary Gardee has reportedly filed an urgent application to the Pretoria High... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries Nigerian prison assault deepens security crisis, jihadist threat Lagos – The raid bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. After dividing themselves into three squads,... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries Melilla migrants likely died of ‘suffocation’: Moroccan probe Rabat – At least 23 migrants who died last month in a mass attempt to enter the Spanish enclave... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries Petition to appeal wife beater Jaco Swart’s sentence gains momentum Cape Town – A petition to have convicted wife beater Jaco Swart’s sentence reviewed is gaining momentum. Swart was... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries Ethiopia arrests relief aid chief for corruption Addis Ababa – Police arrested on Wednesday the head of Ethiopia’s National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) amid allegations... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries One dead in attack on Chinese-owned firm in DRC Bukavu – Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed a local employee of a Chinese-owned mining firm in eastern Democratic Republic... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Countries Tanzania probes mystery illness after three die Dar es Salaam – Tanzania has dispatched a team of doctors and health experts to investigate a mysterious disease... Read more 14 Jul, 2022