Countries Moroccan Jews return to their roots with Meknes pilgrimage Meknès – Dozens of Jews travelled to the Moroccan city of Meknes this week for the first pilgrimage of... Read more 21 May, 2022
congo Congo state lawyers strike after 7 years without pay Brazzaville – State lawyers in the Republic of Congo have decided to stop representing the government in court after not... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries Nigeria city lifts curfew after blasphemy killing Kano – Nigeria’s northwestern city of Sokoto on Friday lifted a round-the-clock curfew imposed after the killing of a Christian... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries Hundreds of aid trucks reach Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray Nairobi – More than 300 aid trucks arrived in Tigray from May 10-16, the highest number to reach the impoverished... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries Teenage boy arrested after woman, 85, found dead with multiple stab wounds Cape Town – A 17-year-old boy was reportedly handed over to the police in Limpopo by his family after... Read more 21 May, 2022
Business Eskom says stage 4 load shedding to start at 13:00 Cape Town – Eskom said on Saturday that it has upped load shedding to stage 4, saying “demand is... Read more 21 May, 2022
Business IMF bailout ‘indispensable’ for Tunisia, central bank chief says Tunis – Tunisia has no choice but to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund as it battles a... Read more 21 May, 2022
Chad Chad urges Mali to rejoin West African anti-jihadist force N’Djamena – Chad on Friday urged Mali to rejoin the the G5 Sahel, a West African force and regional grouping... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries At least 11 civilians killed in militia attack in DRC, monitor says Bunia – Militiamen have killed 11 civilians during an attack on a village in the strife-torn northeast of the Democratic... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries Tunisia heads for ‘new republic’ in dialogue without political parties Tunis – Tunisia’s president Kais Saied on Friday appointed a loyalist law professor to head a committee charged with... Read more 21 May, 2022