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
News Ramaphosa speaks on R22m flag; Moz approves tough anti-terror bill | Here are your top news headlines Cape Town – From Cyril Ramaphosa telling Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to scrap the R22 million Monumental... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries ‘Armed men kidnap’ 3 Italians and a Togolese in Mali Bamako – Armed men have kidnapped three Italians and a Togolese national in southeastern Mali, a local official and a... Read more 20 May, 2022
Countries Sudan frees detained anti-coup figures, says party Khartoum – Sudanese authorities released on Friday two anti-coup figures from the Communist Party a day after their arrest,... Read more 20 May, 2022
Countries 3 migrants dead, 10 missing as boat capsizes off Tunisia Tunis – Three people were found dead and another 10 went missing after their boat capsized off Tunisia during an... Read more 20 May, 2022
Countries Hawks arrest 2 suspects who demanded R1m ransom after kidnapping teenage boy in Durban Cape Town – A schoolboy, who was allegedly kidnapped on his way to school in Durban, has been rescued.... Read more 20 May, 2022
Burkina Faso At least 11 soldiers, 15 gunmen dead in Burkina Faso attacks, says army Ouagadougou – Eleven soldiers and 15 gunmen have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso,... Read more 20 May, 2022