Outrage in Uganda after MPs get 25m euros to buy cars
Kampala – Uganda this week doled out 25 million euros to MPs to buy new cars, sparking outrage in a... Read more
25 Jul, 2021
Burundi suspends rare-earth mining in row over riches
Nairobi – Burundi’s government said it had suspended the operations of several international mining companies, complaining it was not... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
West African nature reserve escapes endangered listing
Abidjan – A west African nature reserve spanning Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger on Friday escaped a Unesco listing as... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Record numbers flee jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Record numbers of people in Burkina Faso have become internally displaced or fled abroad as a result... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Algeria files complaint against RSF over Pegasus spyware claim
Algiers – Algeria said on Friday it filed a defamation claim against media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) after it... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Morocco’s navy rescues 368 migrants bound for Spain
Rabat – The Moroccan navy this week rescued 368 migrants including three children as they were trying to cross the... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Sierra Leone lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty
Freetown – Sierra Leone lawmakers voted to abolish the death penalty on Friday, becoming the latest African country to... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
South Africa trims death toll from unrest to 330
Johannesburg – Violence that shook South Africa this month left 330 people dead, the government announced on Friday, a... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Nigerian court jails 10 pirates over ship hijacking
Lagos – A Nigerian court on Friday jailed 10 pirates for 12 years each over the hijacking of a merchant... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Tunisian medics struggle to tackle virus as tourists soak up sun
Sousse – In Tunisia’s Mediterranean resort of Sousse, exhausted medics struggle to stem surging coronavirus deaths, desperately monitoring oxygen... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
