Nigeria to incorporate state-run oil firm
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the incorporation of the state-run oil company within six months and... Read more
20 Sep, 2021
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, 73, returns home after hospitalisation rumours
Nairobi – Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh has returned home to the Horn of Africa country, his office said on... Read more
20 Sep, 2021
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to learn verdict in terror trial
Kigali – A court is set to deliver its verdict on Monday against Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero... Read more
20 Sep, 2021
Bees kill dozens of endangered penguins in Cape Town
Port Elizabeth – A swarm of bees has killed 63 endangered African penguins on a beach outside Cape Town, the... Read more
20 Sep, 2021
Ramaphosa on Joburg mayor’s death, Algeria’s Bouteflika laid to rest: Here are your top news headlines
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed shock over the death of Johannesburg mayor Jolidee Matongo, and former Algerian president Abdelaziz... Read more
20 Sep, 2021
Algeria buries ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in muted funeral
Algiers – Algeria on Sunday buried Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the North African country’s longest-serving president, at a cemetery for its independence... Read more
19 Sep, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers free 10 more students
Kano – Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students from a high school in northwest Nigeria months ago have released... Read more
19 Sep, 2021
Burundi rebel group claims airport attack
Nairobi – A rebel group has claimed a series of mortar attacks launched overnight on the airport of Bujumbura, Burundi’s... Read more
19 Sep, 2021
Algeria: Big, volatile and oil dependent
Algiers – Here are some key facts about Algeria, where veteran ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died two years after he... Read more
19 Sep, 2021
Algeria prepares to bury ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Algiers – Flags flew at half-mast in Algeria on Sunday ahead of the funeral of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the North... Read more
19 Sep, 2021
