Countries 22 million face starvation in Horn of Africa, says WFP Nairobi – The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries Seven dead in clashes in gold mining area in east DRC Bukavu – At least seven people were killed this week in clashes between rival armed groups in an area... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries Nearly half of Ethiopia’s Tigray faces ‘severe’ lack of food, WFP warns Addis Ababa – Nearly half of the population in Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray is suffering from a severe... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries Moroccan diplomats suspended after being drugged, robbed in Colombia Rabat – Two Moroccan diplomats have been suspended from their positions in Colombia after they were drugged and robbed... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries Nigeria vows to crack down on oil theft Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that security would be increased across the country to try... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries Eight dead as Somali forces battle al-Shabaab at besieged hotel Mogadishu – At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist militants on a hotel... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries WATCH | Two people die, 1 rescued after a stormwater drain caves in on them while working on it Cape Town – Two workers reportedly lost their lives while another was rescued after a drainage system they were... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries WATCH | ‘Women are not commodities,’ – Bheki Cele urges tavern owners to teach patrons how to drink properly Cape Town – Police Minister Bheki Cele has urged tavern owners to spend at least 30 minutes teaching customers... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
Countries VIDEOS, PICTURES | King MisuZulu completes lion hunt ahead of the ‘entering of the kraal’ ceremony Cape Town – Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini led a royal hunt for a lion on Thursday for his “entering... Read more 20 Aug, 2022
News Kidnapped boy, 6, reunited with his family; Kenya’s election commission in eye of vote storm | Here are your top news headlines Cape Town – From the six-year-old boy, who was allegedly kidnapped in Cape Town, being reunited with his family;... Read more 20 Aug, 2022