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Grace Mugabe challenges court order, Striking Nigerian doctors resume work: Here are your top news headlines

From Grace Mugabe challenging the Zimbabwe court order to exhume her husband Robert Mugabe’s body; to Nigerian doctors resuming... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

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Child soldiers liberated in Mozambique, says UN

Geneva – Government forces have rescued abducted children who were forcefully recruited by the al-Shabaab jihadist group in northern Mozambique,... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

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Post-colonial theorist Mbembe helping with Africa-France summit

Johannesburg – Achille Mbembe says his first experience with France was when French colonial forces killed his uncle, an... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

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Algerians blame Macron ‘electioneering’ for latest crisis

Algiers – As ties with France deteriorate, many in Algeria blame electioneering by President Emmanuel Macron, but analysts say... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

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Clashes in Sudan capital kill 4 suspected militants, soldier

Khartoum – Four suspected militants and a soldier were killed on Monday in clahes in Sudan’s capital, state media reported,... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

Countries

Justice minister Lamola says he was aware of Jacob Zuma’s medical parole

Cape Town – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has said that he was fully aware of the details around former... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

Countries

Nigerian doctors to resume work after two-months’ strike

Abuja – Doctors at Nigeria’s state-run hospitals will resume work this week after calling off a two-month long strike on... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

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Named in Pandora Papers, Ivory Coast PM denies any ‘illicit activities’

Abidjan – Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi on Monday denied any wrongdoing after he was named in the... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

Countries

Uhuru Kenyatta hails Pandora Papers but stays quiet on offshore claims

Nairobi – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday that an investigation exposing global leaders’ use of tax havens will... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

Business

IMF urges Algeria to ‘recalibrate’ economy

Algiers – International Monetary Fund experts urged Algeria on Monday to “recalibrate” its oil and gas-dependent economy and implement structural... Read more

5 Oct, 2021