Libya lawmakers back $10k family grant ahead of polls
Tripoli – Libya’s eastern-based parliament on Monday approved grants of around $10 000 for each family after its rival,... Read more
12 Oct, 2021
Cyril Ramaphosa wants Mpumalanga MEC Mandla Msibi to ‘step aside after murder charges’
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly called on Mpumalanga Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs MEC... Read more
12 Oct, 2021
Mozambique forces kill head of opposition armed group
Maputo – The leader of an armed dissident faction of Mozambique’s main opposition party was killed on Monday in clashes... Read more
12 Oct, 2021
Soldiers, police deployed to quell school democracy protests in eSwatini
Manzini – Soldiers and police have been deployed across schools in eSwatini where students have been protesting for weeks... Read more
12 Oct, 2021
WATCH | Zimbabwe main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s convoy attacked
Harare – A convoy carrying Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader was attacked by suspected ruling party supporters on Monday, his party... Read more
12 Oct, 2021
Tunisia’s Saied appoints new govt 11 weeks after power grab
Tunis – Tunisia’s president Kais Saied on Monday appointed a new government by decree, 11 weeks after he fired the... Read more
11 Oct, 2021
African Union to broaden Somalia operations
Addis Ababa – The African Union says it will extend and expand its military operations against al-Qaeda-linked Islamists in Somalia... Read more
11 Oct, 2021
Burkina to open trial of alleged killers of left-wing idol Thomas Sankara
Ouagadougou – The trial of 14 men, including a former president, is set to begin in Burkina Faso on Monday... Read more
11 Oct, 2021
Jacob Zuma ‘should be given space to focus on his health’, says Ramaphosa
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly expressed gratitude to former president Jacob Zuma for encouraging South Africans... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Thousands rally against Tunisian president
Tunis – More than 5 000 Tunisians rallied on Sunday against a presidential power grab in the only democracy to... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
