Ecowas suspends Guinea after coup
Accra – West Africa bloc Ecowas has decided to suspend Guinea following a military coup in the country, the... Read more
9 Sep, 2021
South Africa sets contentious local polls for November 1
Johannesburg – South Africa’s controversial local elections will be held on November 1, the government announced on Wednesday, setting the... Read more
9 Sep, 2021
Tigray rebels massacre 125 villagers in Ethiopia’s Amhara, doctors say
Addis Ababa – Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray killed at least 125 residents of a village in the neighbouring... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
Somali agent’s disappearance triggers political crisis
Nairobi – For months, the mysterious disappearance of a Somali intelligence agent raised few eyebrows in elite circles, but... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
Burkina Faso, Mali agree joint force against jihadists
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso and Mali have agreed to mount joint military operations against jihadist groups who have ravaged Africa’s... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
Libya says top jihadist fugitive arrested
Tripoli – Libyan authorities said on Tuesday that government forces have arrested a senior Islamic State group (ISIS) figure in... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
Egypt postpones trial of rights activist Hossam Bahgat over elections tweet
Cairo – The trial in Egypt of Hossam Bahgat, one of the country’s most prominent human rights advocates, for a... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
Ecowas ‘worried’ over potential election delay in Mali
Bamako – The West African bloc Ecowas said on Tuesday that it feared potential delays in elections in Mali... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma’s hospital bill stands at R400k for now… correctional services dept may pay the costs – report
Cape Town – The correctional services department has reportedly been billed almost R400 000 for former president Jacob Zuma’s... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
2 Ugandan MPs charged over a wave of grisly murders by machete-wielding gangs
Kampala – Two prominent Ugandan opposition lawmakers were charged on Tuesday in connection with a wave of grisly murders by... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
