Nine jailed in first Togo pirate trial
Nine pirates who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019 have been sentenced to prison... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
Rugby tours hang in balance as Covid wreaks havoc in South Africa
Uncertainty is hanging over two international rugby tours to South Africa, as a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
Ghana opposition rallies over economic woes, protest deaths
Ghana’s opposition has marched in Accra, rallying against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s handling of the economy and demanding justice after... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Morocco to produce Sinopharm Covid vaccine
Morocco has announced plans to produce locally the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm, the official MAP news agency says, adding... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Tunisia hospitals struggle with Covid ‘tsunami’
Tunisian hospitals are battling to keep operating as the number of people dying of Covid-19 spikes and bodies are... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia begins second stage of filling mega-dam, angering Egypt
Ethiopia says it has started the next phase of filling a controversial mega-dam on the Nile River, Egyptian authorities... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
At least 200 Algeria bathers sick after sea polluted
Nearly 200 people were hospitalised briefly after swimming on Saturday in seawater suspected to have been polluted at Teens... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Over 60 migrants feared drowned off Tunisia in three days
More than 60 migrants of sub-Saharan origin have been lost at sea off Tunisia since Saturday, after two Europe-bound... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Gunmen kidnap 140 students from boarding school in Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a school official says, the latest in... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Egypt: Megatanker that blocked Suez Canal to be released
Cairo – The megatanker retained by Egypt since it blocked the Suez Canal in March will be released on... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
