‘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
South Sudan marks tortured decade since independence
Juba – South Sudan marks a decade of independence on Friday but there is little to celebrate in a... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Salva Kiir: The man who led South Sudan to independence then war
Nairobi – A towering guerrilla commander turned president, Salva Kiir led South Sudan to independence a decade ago before... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Worst of Covid-19 is yet to come for Africa, says WHO
Brazzaville – Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Inside the jail housing Jacob Zuma
Johannesburg – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who on Thursday began a 15-month sentence for contempt, is serving his... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
Troubled South Sudan to mark 10th anniversary without fanfare
Juba – South Sudan will mark 10 years of independence on Friday with little fanfare as the troubled country... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam raises regional tensions
Ethiopia’s construction of a massive dam on a tributary of the Nile River is raising regional tensions notably with... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
