Four top aides desert UK’s embattled Boris Johnson
London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered four staff defections on Thursday as pressure intensified on the embattled... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
South African ex-top judge Mogoeng Mogoeng apologises for pro-Israeli remarks
Johannesburg – South Africa’s former chief justice on Thursday apologised for comments he made in 2020 pledging support for... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Cyril Ramaphosa visits jihadist-hit Northern Mozambique
Maputo – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited northern Mozambique on Thursday, supporting the government’s latest effort to reassure neighbours... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Leaked audio: ‘You can’t suspend Mervyn Dirks… he’s doing the right thing,’ Magashule tells ANC
Cape Town – Suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule has lashed out at the ruling party over... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Ethiopia rights body cites police role in killings
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s human rights body on Wednesday implicated security forces in the killings of more than a dozen... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Six troops killed in Guinea-Bissau putsch attempt, says army official
Bissau – Six soldiers were killed during an attempted putsch Guinea-Bissau this week, an army official in the West African... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau launches major probe into foiled coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Guinea body setting return to civilian rule to meet Saturday
Conakry – An interim legislature tasked with deciding when to restore civilian rule in Guinea following last year’s coup will... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Calm in Guinea-Bissau capital after president survives gun attack
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s capital appeared calm on Wednesday after an attempted coup the previous day, AFP journalists said, with soldiers... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Key points from report into graft under Jacob Zuma
Johannesburg – South African investigators on Tuesday released the second part of a keenly-awaited report detailing how rampant corruption... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
