Leopard rescued after straying into Kenyan home
Nairobi – A leopard wandered into a house in southeastern Kenya after straying from its home in Tsavo National... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Rights groups sound alarm over new atrocities in Ethiopia
Nairobi – Security forces allied to Ethiopia’s army are rounding up and killing Tigrayan civilians in a fresh wave... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Tunisia appeal seeks to decriminalise homosexuality
Tunis – Tunisian lawyers and rights activists lodged an appeal on Thursday against the imprisonment of two men for same-sex... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Ghana opens first skate park honouring fashion icon Virgil Abloh
Accra – Ghana has opened its first skate park in the heart of the capital, Accra, in honour of... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
South Africa sees fewer in hospital as Omicron surges
Johannesburg – Infection rates are soaring across South Africa as a result of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Vaccination and Covid test required for Africa Cup fans
Yaoundé – Supporters attending matches at next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will be required to show proof... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Guinea-Bissau state media staff strike over pay
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau state radio and television did not broadcast on Thursday, as public media employees started a three-day strike... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Mozambique’s Nyusi says jihadist attacks dropped in 2021
Maputo – Mozambique’s president Filipe Nyusi on Thursday said his country had witnessed fewer jihadist attacks this year than last,... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Holomisa speaks on Zuma parole; DRC and Ebola outbreak | Here are your top news headlines
Cape Town – From UDM leader Bantu Holomisa speaking on Jacob Zuma’s medical parole; to the DRC declaring an... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
DRC declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that the latest Ebola outbreak was officially over, as the... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
