Egypt’s Sisi pardons journalist, more than 3 000 convicts
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a journalist who was jailed for “spreading false news”, as... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Burundi rapper jailed over video flouting ‘good morals’
Nairobi – Burundian rapper Olegue Baraka has been imprisoned for flouting “good morals” following the release of a promotional... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Landmines in Libya capital kill 130 over two years, says HRW
Tripoli – At least 130 people, mainly civilians, have been killed by landmines and other explosives left after heavy fighting... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
KZN mom held after she allegedly tied up and drowned her ‘difficult’ 4-year-old toddler
Cape Town – A 45-year-old KwaZulu-Natal mother of a four-year-old toddler was arrested after she allegedly drowned her in... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Sweden extradites genocide suspect to Rwanda
Kigali – A Rwandan genocide suspect who has been living in Sweden for more than a decade was extradited... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Police arrest alleged Boko Haram gang member linked to robberies in Pretoria
Cape Town – Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect linked to the notorious Boko Haram gang that operates... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Casablanca cafe-goers detained for breaking Ramadan fast, media reports
Rabat – Moroccan police detained several people in a Casablanca cafe Wednesday for allegedly breaking the dawn to dusk fast... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Man, 77, arrested after ‘shooting’ at a fishing couple whom he allegedly mistook for hippos
Cape Town – A 77-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder on Tuesday after he allegedly shot at a... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Ghana pushes community vaccine drive as pandemic fears wane
Accra – Wearing a yellow vest bearing the inscription “Vaccinator,” Doretta Konney moves house-to-house with her team in the... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia, Islamic group says
Addis Ababa – More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
