Tunisian president seeks to reassure ‘legal’ migrants
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied called on Thursday for his government to take care of “legal” migrants from... Read more
25 Feb
Mali junta cracks down on hookahs
Dakar – The authorities in Mali have begun a crackdown on hookah smoking after giving a grace period to... Read more
17 Feb
‘At first it was a joke’ – After 102 children, Ugandan villager says enough is enough
Butaleja – Musa Hasahya Kasera has so many children he can’t remember most of their names. The Ugandan villager... Read more
3 Feb
China’s population shrinks for first time in more than 60 years
Beijing – China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed... Read more
17 Jan
Shunned by youth, Morocco cosmetic oil craft faces uncertain future
Essaouira – Morocco’s argan oil is highly prized by the cosmetics industry, yet it is now mostly produced by... Read more
3 Jan
SA skipper Sibusiso Sizatu seeks win for diversity in race to Brazil
Cape Town – The first time he saw the ocean, Sibusiso Sizatu thought that, with all that water, it... Read more
26 Dec, 2022
DRC town set to ‘disappear’ as mines expand
Kolwezi – “We’re screwed,” said Alphonse Fwamba Mutombo, standing on a plot of rubble overlooking an open-cast cobalt mine... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Cameroon to finally call time on ‘sachet whisky’ drinking
Yaoundé – After a tiring day, Guy Bertrand pulls his taxi into a side street in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde,... Read more
12 Nov, 2022
Gender: X – Proud owner of Chile’s first non-binary ID card
Santiago – Shane Cienfuegos, the first non-binary person to receive a gender-neutral identity document in Chile, says they feel... Read more
26 Oct, 2022
Divorce service sparks row in Tunisia
Tunis – Tunisia’s bar association claimed on Monday a company offering a three-step pathway to divorce undermines family values, and... Read more
25 Oct, 2022
