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
Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko to run for president despite rape trial
Dakar – Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed on Thursday he would run for president next year despite facing... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
‘Mr Stingy’ to ‘Artful Dodger’: Nigeria presidential candidates heatedly trade insults
Lagos – A month before Nigeria’s presidential election, top candidates have been exchanging a colourful tirade of insults and... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
WATCH | Video of handcuffed man trying to escape from alleged kidnappers at petrol station goes viral
Cape Town – A video of a kidnapped man with his hands bound to the back while trying to... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
EU parliament slams declining press freedom in Morocco
Strasbourg – The European Parliament on Thursday condemned what it described as a decline in press freedom in Morocco,... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
UN’s Mali mission ‘unsustainable’ without troop surge, says draft report
United Nations – The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is “unsustainable” without more personnel, according to a draft UN... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Mining giant ‘turned blind eye’ to lead poisoning in Zambia
Johannesburg – Mining giant Anglo American knew toxic fumes and dust from a Zambian mine poisoned local women and... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
South Africa cuts power to Nigeria consulate, sparks row
Johannesburg – The Nigerian consulate in Johannesburg has complained to the South African government after city authorities disconnected the... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
‘Traditional healer’ who conned Durban pensioner out of R700 000 jailed
Cape Town – A 33-year-old foreign national who reportedly conned a pensioner from Durban of over R700 000 has... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Top Rwandan journalist killed in road accident, police say
Kigali – A Rwandan journalist who produced content that was critical of the government has been killed in a... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
