WATCH | At least 27 gun-toting mourners arrested at funeral in Namibia
At least 27 people, who were part of mourners at a funeral in Pionierspark cemetery in Namibia, were arrested... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Covid-19: Over 10 000 held as Zimbabwe tightens lockdown amid third wave
Police in Zimbabwe have reportedly arrested over 10 000 people in recent days, as the government enforces a tighter... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
At least 8 employees kidnapped from medical centre in Nigeria
Eight medical centre employees were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, although local sources said more people... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Egypt opens strategic Mediterranean naval base
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has opened a strategic naval base on the Mediterranean Sea to “secure shipping lines”,... Read more
4 Jul, 2021
Two soldiers jailed for deadly Equatorial Guinea army camp blast
Two Equatorial Guinea soldiers have been handed prison sentences after being found guilty of homicide and negligence over a... Read more
4 Jul, 2021
At least 43 missing off Tunisia after migrant boat sinks
At least 43 people are missing off the southeastern coast of Tunisia after a boat carrying more than 120... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Suicide bomber kills 4, wounds 8 in Mogadishu
At least four people were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide attack on a café in the... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Ex-ICC prisoner Laurent Gbagbo in DRC for former jail-mate’s bash
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has flown into the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend a wedding bash... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Madagascar accused of smearing journalist for famine expose
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday denounced a “smear campaign” by the authorities in Madagascar against a journalist who... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
South Africa hits record 24 000 daily Covid-19 cases as controls tightened
South Africa has recorded a record tally of new Covid-19 infections, with more than 24 000 cases in the... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
