News Meningitis epidemic kills 129 in DRC Kinshasa – An epidemic of meningitis has been declared in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 129 people have... Read more 9 Sep, 2021
News Fresh sex-for-aid claims in Mozambique, says rights group Maputo – Mozambique was urged on Wednesday to investigate fresh claims that women have been coerced into giving sex or... Read more 9 Sep, 2021
News Zuma’s medical bills, Zim orders state workers to get vaccinated: Here are your top news headlines From Zimbabwe saying it would force unvaccinated civil servants and teachers to resign in a bid to ramp up... Read more 9 Sep, 2021
News Nigeria gunmen snatch dozens in two mass abductions Kano – Nigerian gunmen kidnapped more than 40 people in two mass abductions in the northwest, police said on Wednesday,... Read more 8 Sep, 2021
News Displaced Ivorians’ refugee status set to end next year, says UN Abidjan – Most refugees from Ivory Coast now living in neighbouring countries will lose their protected status next year,... Read more 8 Sep, 2021
News Somali agent’s disappearance triggers political crisis Nairobi – For months, the mysterious disappearance of a Somali intelligence agent raised few eyebrows in elite circles, but... Read more 8 Sep, 2021
Business IMF gives Tanzania $567 million in Covid economic support Nairobi – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has loaned Tanzania more than half a billion dollars in emergency financing as... Read more 8 Sep, 2021
News Jacob Zuma’s hospital bill stands at R400k for now… correctional services dept may pay the costs – report Cape Town – The correctional services department has reportedly been billed almost R400 000 for former president Jacob Zuma’s... Read more 8 Sep, 2021
Coronavirus Over 200 000 have died from Covid-19 in Africa since start of pandemic Johannesburg – More than 200 000 people have died from Covid-19 in Africa since the start of the pandemic,... Read more 8 Sep, 2021
Coronavirus Get a jab or resign, Zimbabwe govt tells state workers Harare – Zimbabwe’s government on Tuesday said it would force unvaccinated civil servants and teachers to resign in a bid... Read more 8 Sep, 2021