Sierra Leone buries riot dead amid outcry
Freetown – Twenty-seven civilians killed in August riots in Sierra Leone were buried on Monday in the capital Freetown... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
‘Her 7-year-old son was standing there. He was left traumatised’ – Heartbroken aunt of murdered Cape Town mom speaks out
Cape Town – The aunt of murdered Cape Town woman Lauren Kennedy has spoken out about the tragic incident... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Egypt military court cuts sentence of security expert
Cairo – An Egyptian military court on Monday reduced the sentence of security expert Ismail Alexandrani, whose incarceration since... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Morocco arrests 25 more migrants after June border tragedy
Rabat – Moroccan police have arrested 25 more African migrants near the border with a Spanish enclave where at... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Nigerian gas company declares force majeure over flooding
Abuja – Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), a major liquified natural-gas company that exports internationally, on Monday declared force majeure... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Kenya disbands ‘killer’ police unit
Nairobi – Kenya’s new president, William Ruto, said he had dissolved a police unit accused of extrajudicial killings, in a... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Cyril Ramaphosa makes a U-turn on perks and luxuries for SA ministers after public outcry
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn the amendment to the ministerial handbook, pending a review. This was... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Court challenge to Uganda’s ‘draconian’ internet law
Kampala – Ugandan media groups and rights activists on Monday filed a court challenge to a controversial new internet... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
South Africa’s crippling port, rail strike ends
Johannesburg – South Africa’s logistics utility Transnet said on Monday that labour unions had accepted a wage deal ending... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Death toll in Sudan’s ethnic clashes rise to 13: UN
Khartoum – The death toll from ethnic clashes sparked by “land issues” in the latest unrest in Sudan’s south... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
