Nigerian biker completes London-to-Lagos ride for polio campaign
Lagos – A crowd cheered Kunle Adeyanju as he turned off his motorbike engine after completing an arduous 41-day... Read more
31 May, 2022
‘Exponential rise’ in abuses linked to Mali army, UN report says
Dakar – Civilian deaths and rights abuses attributable to the Malian armed forces surged in the first quarter of... Read more
31 May, 2022
Famine looms in Horn of Africa after four seasons of poor rains, agencies say
Nairobi – Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia... Read more
31 May, 2022
Germany hands over looted artefacts to Namibia, but on loan
Windhoek – Namibia on Monday took delivery of 23 ancient pieces of jewellery, tools and other objects pillaged during colonial... Read more
31 May, 2022
Anti-Rwanda protest in DRC over rebel ‘backing’
Beni – Hundreds staged an anti-Rwanda protest on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa over Kigali’s... Read more
31 May, 2022
Minister Gungubele defends R22m flag project; Nigeria confirms 21 cases of monkeypox | Here are your top headlines
Cape Town – From the minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele defending the controversial R22 million monumental flag project;... Read more
31 May, 2022
Senegal arrests three over babies’ deaths in hospital blaze
Dakar – Senegalese police have made their first arrests in connection with a fire at a hospital in which... Read more
30 May, 2022
Around 100 dead in clashes between Chad gold miners
N’Djamena – Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya... Read more
30 May, 2022
Family prepares to bury 3 siblings who died after consuming energy drink allegedly given to them by their dad
Cape Town – The family of three brothers, who died last week after consuming a poisonous energy drink allegedly... Read more
30 May, 2022
Sleepless nights in South Africa’s ‘Village of Death’
Zingqolweni – Sleep is something that the inhabitants of Zingqolweni abandoned many months ago. Tucked in a remote corner... Read more
30 May, 2022
