UPDATE | Guinea awaits future after coup leaders demand talks
Conakry – The West African state of Guinea awaited word on its future on Monday as a new military... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
‘It’s a mockery of SA law!’ Opposition parties slam Jacob Zuma’s medical parole
Cape Town – The Jacob Zuma foundation has described the move by the Correctional Services Department to place former... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
Gambia: Yahya Jammeh’s political party announces merger with ruling party
Banjul – Former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh’s political party has announced a merger with the ruling party, casting doubts... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
Sudan seizes ‘weapons shipment’ from Ethiopian plane
Khartoum – Sudanese authorities have seized a shipment of weapons at Khartoum airport arriving from neighbouring Ethiopia, state media... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
Son of Muammar Gaddafi freed from Libyan jail
Tripoli – Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
LATEST | Guinea coup leaders announce indefinite nationwide curfew
Conakry – Guinean special forces seized power in a coup on Sunday, arresting the president and imposing an indefinite... Read more
6 Sep, 2021
WATCH | Guinea’s president arrested as army seizes power and dissolves constitution
Conakry – Guinean special forces staged a coup on Sunday, arresting the president, in the latest political upheaval to... Read more
5 Sep, 2021
Rwanda leader defends terrorism trial of genocide hero
Kigali – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Sunday dismissed widespread criticism of the terrorism trial of the polarising “Hotel... Read more
5 Sep, 2021
Algeria places Tunisia’s Nabil Karoui in pre-trial detention
Algiers – The runner-up in Tunisia’s 2019 presidential election, Nabil Karoui, has been placed in pre-trial detention in neighbouring Algeria,... Read more
5 Sep, 2021
Guinea in turmoil after putschists claim coup
Conakry – Turmoil engulfed the impoverished west African nation of Guinea again on Sunday as army putschists said they... Read more
5 Sep, 2021
