Jihan Sadat, wife to Egypt’s ex-president, dies
Cairo – Jihan Sadat, the widow of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat who was assassinated for making peace with Israel,... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Macron to reassure African leaders on commitment to fighting terror
Paris – President Emmanuel Macron will seek to reassure Sahel leaders of his commitment to Africa’s anti-terror fight, at... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo dies from Covid as SA extends vaccine age
Johannesburg – The mayor of Johannesburg, Geoff Makhubo, on Friday became the latest fatality of a third Covid wave... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Five Nigerians arrested for anti-Buhari T-shirts, says lawyer
Abuja – Five Nigerians who were arrested for wearing T-shirts criticising President Muhammadu Buhari have filed a lawsuit against... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Rwanda sends 1 000 troops to insurgency-hit Mozambique
Kigali – Rwanda said on Friday it will send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma loses bid to avoid jail
Johannesburg – A South African high court on Friday tossed out a last-ditch legal bid by former president Jacob... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
‘I won’t take you back to war,’ says South Sudan’s Salva Kiir
Juba – President Salva Kiir pledged on Friday not to return South Sudan to war as the country marked... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
SA extends vaccinations to under-50s as Covid-19 cases soar
Johannesburg – South Africa announced on Friday it would start vaccinating people under 50 years old as the continent’s hardest-hit... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Libya’s central bank receives audit in key reunification step
Tripoli – Libya’s central bank, long split into two branches due to war, took delivery of a long-awaited audit... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Draft law would tighten nationality rules for DRC presidents
Kinshasa – A draft law introduced in the Democratic Republic of Congo parliament on Thursday would tighten up the nationality... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
