Army frees abducted women, babies in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Soldiers rescued a group of 62 women and four babies abducted by suspected jihadists last week in... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
Power cuts in South Africa: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off
Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg South Africans have been battered by power shortages for several years. These have worsened... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts
Neil D’Cruze, University of Oxford and Angie Elwin, University of Reading A tiger escaped from a residence and roamed... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
SA cuts power to Nigeria consulate; Nigeria presidential candidates trade insults | Here are your top news headlines
From the Nigerian consulate in Johannesburg complaining to the SA government after city’s authorities disconnected the consulate’s electricity supplies... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
Yellen contrasts US-Africa relations with China, Russia on Senegal visit
Dakar – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday touted the fruits of a new “mutually beneficial” economic strategy... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Gunmen kill 9 in Nigeria in suspected intercommunal attack
Kano – Gunmen have killed nine people displaced by intercommunal violence in central Nigeria’s Benue state, where a deadly... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Uganda issues licence for $3.5 billion oil pipeline
Kampala – Uganda has issued a licence for the construction of a controversial $3.5 billion pipeline set to carry... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Ghana seeks to convince bondholders on debt swap deal
Accra – Ghana’s government hopes to convince 80% of local bondholders to sign on to a voluntary domestic debt... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Anti-French protesters rally in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Demonstrators in Burkina Faso’s capital on Friday demanded France’s ambassador leave the country and called for the... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Al-Shabaab attack kills seven Somali soldiers
Mogadishu – An al-Shabaab attack killed seven soldiers Friday at a military camp in a Somali town retaken by... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
