AU chair Sall aims to shake up African relations with the West
Dakar – On Friday, Senegalese President and African Union Chair Macky Sall strode into a meeting and shook a... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims May attack in Togo
Lagos – A Mali-based coalition of al-Qaeda aligned militants has claimed responsibility for an attack in Togo last month, the... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Dakar covered in layer of sand
Dakar – A layer of sand has covered the Senegalese capital Dakar, an unusual phenomenon that poses a “high” risk... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
WATCH | DRC bids farewell to 17 troops killed by M23 group
Goma – The Democratic Republic of Congo held a ceremony on Friday to commemorate 17 soldiers killed in clashes with... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Protester killed as UN rights expert visits Sudan, medics say
Khartoum – A protester was shot dead in the Sudanese capital on Friday, medics said, as UN human rights expert... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Minister releases SA’s quarterly crime stats; Angola set election date | Here are your top headlines
Cape Town – From SA’s police minister decrying the “brutal” surge in murders and other violent crimes; to the... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Four killed as Kenyan police fire on protesting crowd
Nairobi – Four people were killed and five others injured when Kenyan police opened fire on a crowd protesting against... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Trial opens for DRC leader’s ‘Mr Security’
Kinshasa – A former key security adviser of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi went on trial on Friday,... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Angola sets August 24 election date
Luanda – Angolan President Joao Lourenco on Friday called general elections for August 24, when he will seek another term... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Man who was set alight and killed in mob attack in Parkwood ‘was innocent’, police say
Cape Town – Police have reportedly arrested six people and more arrests are expected in connection with the alleged... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
