Cyril Ramaphosa lauds Ecowas anti-coup drive
Pretoria – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday praised West Africa’s regional bloc Ecowas for developing what he... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
US calls for ‘immediate’ end to Libya oil shutdowns
Tripoli – The US said on Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” about an ongoing closure of key oil installations in... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Hundreds of abuses under DRC ‘siege’ measure, says UN
Masisi – Troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed hundreds of abuses since the authorities declared a “state... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Burkina, Guinea seek postponements for post-coup timetable
Abidjan – The ruling juntas in Burkina Faso and Guinea want more time to present a schedule for restoring... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Rising prices stoke risk of unrest in Africa, says IMF
Paris – Surging food and energy prices stoked by the war in Ukraine may lead to “social unrest” in... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
UN ‘appalled’ as more than 200 killed in fighting in Sudan’s Darfur
Khartoum – Ongoing fighting in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region has killed more than 200 people in recent days, with the... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
DRC starts vaccinating against deadly Ebola outbreak
Brazzaville – The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday launched a vaccination campaign after two people died of Ebola in... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Gardener, domestic worker held after body of missing man, 78, found buried in a shallow grave
Cape Town – Police in Gauteng say four people, including a gardener and domestic worker, were arrested after the... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Egypt’s Sisi pardons journalist, more than 3 000 convicts
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a journalist who was jailed for “spreading false news”, as... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
Burundi rapper jailed over video flouting ‘good morals’
Nairobi – Burundian rapper Olegue Baraka has been imprisoned for flouting “good morals” following the release of a promotional... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
