Togo extends health emergency as Covid-19 cases rise
Lome – Togo on Tuesday extended a health state of emergency for 12 months to “take appropriate decisions” after a... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Ivory Coast sends anti-graft squads to probe public services
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s new good governance ministry said on Tuesday it had dispatched anti-corruption squads to probe public... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi meets Libyan strongman Haftar, parliament speaker
Cairo – Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar and parliament speaker Aguila Saleh on Tuesday, the... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Algerian journalist accused of belonging to a terrorist group remanded in custody
Algiers – An Algerian journalist from a local French-language newspaper has been remanded in custody, accused of belonging to a... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma parole decision: Helen Suzman Foundation launches legal challenge
Cape Town – The Helen Suzman Foundation has reportedly launched a legal challenge in the High Court in Pretoria,... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Sudan inflation eases for first time under transition
Khartoum – Sudan’s annual inflation rate has slowed, state media reported on Tuesday, the first decline under the transitional... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Nigeria seeks nearly $5bn in extra foreign financing
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought parliamentary approval for nearly $5 billion in additional external borrowing... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
DRC soldiers get life for murder, 20 years for rape
Bukavu – Four Congolese soldiers have been jailed for life for murdering civilians and two others given 20-year terms for... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Zimbabwe imposes Covid vaccine on churchgoers to boost uptake of jab
Harare – Zimbabwe’s parliament on Tuesday banned anyone not vaccinated against Covid-19 from attending church services, the latest in a... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma’s welcome home rallies, Nigeria’s escaped inmates: Here are your top news headlines
From rallies and prayers being planned for Jacob Zuma’s return home, to 108 out of 240 inmates who escaped... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
