As deadlines loom, doubts over Mali’s shift to civilian rule
Bamako – The colonels who rule Mali have repeatedly said they will restore civilian rule in early 2022, but with... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma refuses to undergo state medical exam… asks why his ill-health is being doubted
Cape Town – Former South African president Jacob Zuma has reportedly refused to undergo a medical examination by doctors... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Tunisia issues arrest warrant for ex-presidential candidate Nabil Karoui
Tunis – Tunisia issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui and his brother, authorities said,... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Libya minister raises possibility of delayed elections
Algiers – Libya’s foreign minister on Tuesday refused to exclude the possibility that general elections set for December may have... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels looting aid supplies, US agency says
Nairobi – Rebels in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have been looting aid warehouses, the US aid agency said on... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Cyril Ramaphosa’s ex-spokesperson Khusela Diko redeployed after PPE graft probe
Johannesburg – The ex-spokesperson of South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, on leave since July 2020 over alleged links to unlawful... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
Over 7 000 schools damaged by Tigray war… 1.42m students unable to attend classes
Addis Ababa – More than 7 000 schools have been damaged as a result of the expanding conflict in Ethiopia,... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
‘Islamist militants’ kidnap 11 children in northeastern DRC
Bunia – Eleven children aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped by presumed Islamist rebels in... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Tight security as Tanzania opposition Freeman Mbowe leader appears in court
Dar es Salaam – The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, appeared in the country’s high court on... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
WATCH | Jacob Zuma ‘doesn’t have stashes of money…. he’s struggling to pay legal fees’
Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma needs “millions” of rands to cover his legal fees, the Jacob Zuma... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
