Countries Two peacekeepers with UN’s Mali mission killed Bamako – Two peacekeepers in Mali were killed and four others wounded in an attack on Friday, the UN... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Algeria Algerian activist returned from Tunisia jailed for 3 years Algiers – An Algerian activist who had refugee status in Tunisia but was mysteriously returned to face trial in... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Countries Nigeria leader confident of free elections despite poll office attack Washington – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari voiced confidence on Friday in free polls in February, brushing aside any impact... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Countries PICS | Freak wave kills three, seriously injures 17 at Durban beach Johannesburg – A freak wave killed three swimmers and seriously injured 17 others Saturday at a popular beach in... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Business South African army deploys to guard power plants amid load shedding crisis Johannesburg – South Africa has begun deploying the military to protect the country’s electricity plants as the long-running power... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Countries Cyril Ramaphosa favourite to keep ANC leadership despite scandal Johannesburg – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to project confidence and authority on Friday at the opening of... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso calls Ghana claim it invited in Russian mercenaries ‘very serious’ Ouagadougou – A minister in Burkina Faso on Friday called a claim by Ghana’s president that the war-torn Sahel... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Countries ANC in crisis: South Africa’s governing party is fighting to stay relevant – 5 essential reads South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), is in a crisis. Having dominated the country’s politics since... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
Countries Five children among 12 killed in DRC clashes Bunia – Five children were among 12 people killed in a village in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more 18 Dec, 2022
News Businessman kidnapped and brutally murdered; Zimbabwe fears losing teachers to UK | Here are your top news headlines Cape Town – From a Midrand businessman being killed after he was reported missing earlier this week; to Zimbabwe... Read more 18 Dec, 2022