South Africa’s census starts with the homeless
Johannesburg – “There will be no more lying,” said Masechaba Thebe, a 33-year-old, whose home is the perilous streets... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
‘No choice’: Burkina miners toil in Ouagadougou quarry
Ouagadougou – Dust and toxic fumes billow from a cavernous, ashy granite quarry in the centre of Burkina Faso’s... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
Desperate Afghans queue for free bread as poverty crisis deepens
Kabul – In the early hours of each morning, Muhajira rushes in freezing temperatures to a modest bakery in the... Read more
18 Jan, 2022
In Liberia, abandoned hotel stands as symbol of haunted past
Monrovia – Towering above Liberia’s ramshackle capital Monrovia stands a hotel that once symbolised an African dream yet today... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
UN says 30% of Sudan’s people will need aid next year
Khartoum – Thirty percent of Sudan’s population will need humanitarian aid next year, the UN warned in a report... Read more
6 Dec, 2021
Nearly 17m Nigerians face food insecurity, says report
Lagos – Nearly 17 million Nigerians are projected to be either at crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity next... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Thabo Mbeki: South Africans must ensure that ANC delivers on its promises
Cape Town – Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has called on the ruling African National Congress (ANC) leadership... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
Nigerian religious police arrest man for ‘auctioning’ self
Kano – Islamic religious police in northern Nigeria arrested a man who put himself up for sale to escape biting... Read more
28 Oct, 2021
SEE | Liberian teen who returned $50 000 named ‘integrity ambassador’
Monrovia – A Liberian teen who found $50 000 but returned the money to its owner has been named an... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
NGOs sound alarm over pandemic-induced budget cuts in West Africa
Dakar – Oxfam and Development Finance International warned on Thursday that West African governments risk creating the “worst economic crisis... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
