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Man shoots police and two patients at a South African hospital; Morocco and Spain to bolster migration cooperation | Here are your top headlines

Cape Town – From a man shooting dead two patients and one police officer at Somerset Hospital in South... Read more

9 May, 2022

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Morocco, Spain commit to bolster migration cooperation

Rabat – Morocco and Spain on Friday committed to strengthening cooperation on irregular migration, a joint statement said, following... Read more

8 May, 2022

Angola

US firm Africell to enter Angolan market in a month

Johannesburg – US-owned mobile network operator Africell, the first wholly foreign-owned operator licensed to provide mobile services in Angola,... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Hit by Ukraine conflict, Africa faces ‘unprecedented’ crisis: UN

Lagos – Africa faces an “unprecedented” crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly with soaring food and fuel... Read more

8 May, 2022

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Shooting inside Cape Town hospital kills two patients, wounds one cop

Cape Town – A 40-year-old man reportedly shot dead two patients and one police officer at Somerset Hospital in... Read more

8 May, 2022

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Morocco arrests Islamic State member in joint probe with FBI

Rabat – Moroccan police said Friday they had arrested a suspected Islamic State (IS) group member, in cooperation with... Read more

8 May, 2022

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Man shot by police in hotel altercation is back in hospital, in a critical condition

Cape Town – Len Cloete, 59, is reportedly back in the hospital and is remaining in the Intensive Care... Read more

8 May, 2022

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Twelve protesters against DR Congo electoral reform wounded, says organisers

Kinshasa – Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Friday fired tear gas at dozens of... Read more

8 May, 2022

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Gambia government urged to posecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh: civil society organisations

Banjul – Civil society organisations in The Gambia have pressed the authorities to prosecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh over... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Pilots’ union rejects negligence in EgyptAir crash

Cairo – The Egyptian pilots’ union on Friday rejected negligence in a 2016 crash that killed 66 people. French... Read more

8 May, 2022