Ivory Coast to try more than 40 police officers for corruption
Abidjan – More than 40 police officers in Ivory Coast accused of racketeering will be tried in October, prosecutors... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Desolate villages face famine in Madagascar drought
Amboasary – Nothing to eat, nothing to plant. The last rain in Ifotaka fell in May, for two hours.... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
China losing battle to sell its ‘win-win’ deals to Congolese
Kinshasa – Much has ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic, but not the march of Sino-Congolese friendship. Or... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Algeria’s ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84
Algiers – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who ruled Algeria for two decades before resigning in 2019 as huge protests engulfed the country,... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma’s ConCourt judgment, Africa and Covid-19 vaccines: Here are your top news headlines
From the Constitutional Court dismissing Jacob Zuma’s rescission application with costs, to Africa facing a 470 million shortfall in... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Jihadists kill 16 Nigerian troops in ambush, military sources say
Kano – At least 16 Nigerian soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia have been killed in an ambush by ISIS-allied... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
‘The aim is not to punish South Africans’: Health minister speaks on vaccine passport plan
Cape Town – The South African government is working on a vaccine passport plan that is set to be... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
SA’s top court stands by order to jail Jacob Zuma: What does this mean?
Johannesburg – South Africa’s highest court on Friday stood by its order to imprison Jacob Zuma, accusing the former president... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
ConCourt dismisses Jacob Zuma’s rescission application with costs
Cape Town – The Constitutional Court has dismissed with costs, former president Jacob Zuma’s rescission application, saying he did... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
‘Ebola is defeated’, says Congolese professor who discovered virus
Kinshasa – Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
