Countries Senegal halts night buses after crash kills 40 Diamniadio – The Senegalese government decided on Tuesday to ban night buses between towns and villages after the death... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Algeria At least 17 die in several cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in Algeria Algiers – Seventeen people died in Algeria in several cases of carbon monoxide poisoning overnight, emergency services said on... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries ‘He was not even watching the race,’ says aunt of boy killed during illegal street race Cape Town – The eight-year-old boy who was killed during an illegal street race in Gauteng was due to... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries Gunmen kill 12 Nigeria security personnel in ambush… bodies taken to a hospital in Kaduna Kano – Twelve Nigeria security personnel and local vigilantes were killed by unidentified gunmen in an area of northwestern... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries One lucky winner bags a whopping R72.9 million in Powerball jackpot Cape Town – One lucky winner is starting the new year on a very good note after reportedly bagging... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries ‘This bill is in fact draconian’ – Zimbabwe curtails striking rights for health workers Harare – Zimbabwe has banned public health workers from going on a prolonged strike, with organisers facing jail time... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries Mozambique anti-jihadist force probes corpse-burning video Johannesburg – A regional force fighting jihadists in Mozambique said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation over a... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries Uganda court quashes key part of controversial internet law Kampala – Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday quashed a key part of a controversial internet law which rights groups... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Benin Benin counts ballots after calm parliamentary vote Cotonou – Benin’s electoral officials were tallying ballots Tuesday from a parliamentary vote seen as a key test of... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries Appeals trial for Liberia war crimes opens in Finland Turku – Suspected warlord Gibril Massaquoi appeared on Tuesday in a Finnish appeals court accused of atrocities in Liberia’s... Read more 11 Jan, 2023