1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DRC
Lubumbashi – Authorities in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seized one and a half tonnes of elephant ivory,... Read more
19 May, 2022
Kidnappers of Nigerian college students arrested one year later, police say
Lagos – Nigerian police said they arrested two suspects behind the kidnapping of students from a Nigerian college last... Read more
19 May, 2022
Senegal court postpones ruling in key case against mayor
Dakar – A Senegalese appeal court on Wednesday postponed a ruling in a politically-charged case involving the mayor of Dakar,... Read more
19 May, 2022
Detained Algerian activist’s life in danger, Amnesty says
Algiers – The life of a prominent Algerian activist is in danger after he began his second hunger strike during... Read more
19 May, 2022
Jewish pilgrims back in Tunisia after Covid absence
Djerba – Hundreds of Jewish worshippers flocked to Africa’s oldest synagogue in Tunisia on Wednesday, reviving an annual pilgrimage after... Read more
19 May, 2022
Minister Nathi Mthethwa says R22m flag project to be reviewed after public outcry
Cape Town – Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa says his department has taken note of the public outcry... Read more
19 May, 2022
Demonstrators ‘ransack’ major Burkina Faso gold mine
Ouagadougou – Seven people have been injured in western Burkina Faso after demonstrators opposed to the expulsion of local... Read more
19 May, 2022
Senegal probing feared homophobic attack by mob
Dakar – Senegalese police said on Wednesday they were probing a possible anti-gay attack by a mob, an incident coinciding... Read more
19 May, 2022
Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO on special leave amidst probe
Cape Town – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has announced that its outgoing CEO, Sello Hatang, has been placed on... Read more
19 May, 2022
Egypt hands down death sentence for priest’s murder
Cairo – An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced to death a man accused of the murder last month of a... Read more
19 May, 2022
