News At least 380 000 affected by heavy flooding in South Sudan Juba – Heavy flooding has affected at least 380 000 people in South Sudan, with overflowing rivers submerging homes... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
News Outcry in Ivory Coast over televised ‘rape demonstration’ Abidjan – A TV channel in Ivory Coast apologised on Tuesday after airing a show in which a man... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma Parole Jacob Zuma refuses to undergo state medical exam… asks why his ill-health is being doubted Cape Town – Former South African president Jacob Zuma has reportedly refused to undergo a medical examination by doctors... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
Business DRC to beef up security at uranium mine for WWII era bombs Lubumbashi – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they will beef up security against illegal mining at a... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
News ‘No evidence’ Guinean woman in Ivory Coast had Ebola, says WHO Abidjan – There is “no evidence” that a Guinean woman who tested positive for Ebola after arriving in neighbouring Ivory... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
News DRC court upholds rape convictions of 19 police, soldiers Bukavu – A Congolese military court has upheld the rape convictions of eight policemen and 11 soldiers, a court official... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
News Cyril Ramaphosa’s ex-spokesperson Khusela Diko redeployed after PPE graft probe Johannesburg – The ex-spokesperson of South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, on leave since July 2020 over alleged links to unlawful... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
News Zuma needs millions, Ethiopia’s damaged schools: Here are your top news headlines Former South African president Jacob Zuma needs “millions” of rands to cover his legal fees, and more than 7... Read more 1 Sep, 2021
News Kenya hails anti-poaching efforts in first wildlife census Nairobi – Kenya has hailed its efforts to crack down on poaching as it released the results of the... Read more 31 Aug, 2021
News Priest abducted in Cameroon… kidnappers demand ransom of over $36 000 Yaounde – A Catholic priest has been kidnapped in an anglophone region of Cameroon, the hostage’s diocese said on Monday.... Read more 31 Aug, 2021