Egypt condemns 8 foreigners to death for smuggling heroin
Cairo – A court in Egypt on Sunday sentenced eight foreigners and two Egyptians to death on charges of smuggling... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
Tanzania suspends paper for linking gunman to ruling party
Dar es Salaam – The Tanzanian government on Sunday suspended a private newspaper for 30 days after it linked a... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
PICS | Three dead in Uganda building collapse, 2 children pulled alive from rubble
Kampala – Three people were killed on Sunday when a building under construction in Kampala collapsed during a heavy... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma freed, Guinea’s Alpha Conde toppled: Here are your top news headlines
From Guinea soldiers claiming to have seized power from President Alpha Conde, to former South African president Jacob Zuma... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
PIC: Morocco footballers able to leave Guinea during coup attempt
Rabat – Morocco’s national football team were able to leave Guinea late on Sunday, a Moroccan official said, after army... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
Guinea in turmoil after putschists claim coup
Conakry – Turmoil engulfed the impoverished west African nation of Guinea again on Sunday as army putschists said they... Read more
5 Sep, 2021
Bus crash on Egypt highway kills 12 near Suez
Cairo – Twelve people were killed on an Egyptian highway early on Sunday when their bus overturned on their return... Read more
5 Sep, 2021
Nigeria shuts down mobile phone lines in restive northern state
Abuja – Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has for security reasons asked operators to shut down mobile phone lines in Zamfara State,... Read more
5 Sep, 2021
Ugandan academic freed, ‘new wave of repression in S Sudan’: Here are your top news headlines
A prominent Ugandan academic arrested on accusations of spying for regional rival Rwanda has been released following an intervention... Read more
5 Sep, 2021
First Covid-19 Delta cases emerge in poverty-stricken Niger
Niamey – The first cases of Delta variant of Covid-19 have been recorded in the impoverished Sahel state of Niger,... Read more
4 Sep, 2021
