Countries Suspected rebel attacks kill 12 civilians in DRC Beni – Suspected rebels have killed twelve civilians in recent attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials... Read more 29 Jul, 2022
Countries Mozambican ex-minister gets 16 years jail for graft Maputo – Mozambique on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 16 years imprisonment for corruption, a striking sentence for... Read more 29 Jul, 2022
Countries Nigeria threatens to punish BBC, local media bandit films Lagos – Nigeria’s government on Thursday threatened to sanction the BBC and a local media group for “glorification of... Read more 29 Jul, 2022
News SA game ranger shot dead at his home; ‘Vote bribes’ leave Kenyan banks short of small notes | Here are your top news headlines Cape Town – From the wildlife conservation industry mourning the death of game ranger, Anton Mzimba; to Kenyan banks... Read more 29 Jul, 2022
Countries Morocco steps up efforts to contain forest fires sweeping across north Rabat – Moroccan firefighters stepped up their efforts on Wednesday to contain forest fires, fanned by fierce winds, that... Read more 28 Jul, 2022
Countries SA ranger Anton Mzimba’s murder spotlights risk in anti-poaching war Johannesburg – A South African park ranger was gunned down this week in a killing that underscored the dangers... Read more 28 Jul, 2022
Countries Jihadists kill four security personnel in NE Nigeria Kano – Jihadists have killed three policemen and a vigilante in an ambush on the convoy of a local... Read more 28 Jul, 2022
Countries Suspect arrested 3 years after stealing jewellery worth R26m from a Sandton business Cape Town – A three-year investigation by the Hawks has led to the arrest of one of the suspects... Read more 28 Jul, 2022
Countries In energy-starved South Africa, whites-only town basks in solar power Orania – Most of South Africa is wallowing in endless power cuts, but a remote whites-only farming town in... Read more 28 Jul, 2022
Countries Gabon jails ex-presidential spokesperson over ’embezzlement’ Libreville – A Gabon court has handed a former presidential spokesperson an eight-year prison sentence for “embezzlement of public... Read more 28 Jul, 2022