Politics

3 days of mourning declared after 47 killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s president declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including... Read more

19 Aug, 2021

Politics

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s candidacy for Speaker meets stiff opposition

Cape Town – The African National Congress (ANC)’s move to nominate former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as the next... Read more

19 Aug, 2021

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US special forces in east DRC to fight militia, sources say

Goma – US special operations forces have arrived in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to help in... Read more

19 Aug, 2021

Politics

Arms deal trial: Jacob Zuma ready to shift the blame to ANC, Nelson Mandela

Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma has reportedly launched a fight-back strategy in which he is requesting the... Read more

19 Aug, 2021

Politics

French firm paid CAR rebels to protect sugar operations, says US watchdog

Libreville – A subsidiary of French wine group Castel paid rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR)  to protect... Read more

18 Aug, 2021

Politics

Sao Tome presidential runoff postponed again

Libreville – The second round of presidential elections in Sao Tome and Principe, a tiny archipelago off the Gulf of... Read more

18 Aug, 2021

Politics

Verdict in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s terror trial delayed

Kigali – Rwanda announced on Wednesday that a verdict due this week in a terrorism trial against Paul Rusesabagina, the... Read more

18 Aug, 2021

Politics

‘He’s going to die no matter what!’ Families of Egypt death row Islamists face agonising wait

Cairo – After surviving the bloodshed when Egyptian security forces killed some 800 people in a sprawling Islamist protest camp... Read more

18 Aug, 2021

Politics

Libya govt says political adviser kidnapped this month freed

Tripoli – A chief of staff to a senior politician in Libya’s capital who was abducted earlier this month... Read more

18 Aug, 2021

Politics

Clashes erupt in DRC after 3 Chinese go missing

Bunia – Clashes erupted in a gold-mining region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday where troops were deployed... Read more

18 Aug, 2021