Coronavirus Covid-19: South Africa records 16 080 new infections, 48 deaths Cape Town – South Africa reported 16 080 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday after 55 742 tests were conducted,... Read more 19 Dec, 2021
Countries Guinea PM rebukes junta; DRC jails rappers for criticising president, army | Here are your top news headlines Cape Town – From Guinea’s PM offering a rare rebuke to coup leaders; to the DRC’s military court imprisoning... Read more 19 Dec, 2021
Countries ISIS plot in Morocco foiled with US help, officials say Rabat – Moroccan security forces with US support have foiled a suspected bomb plot by the so-called Islamic State... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Countries Ethiopia claims retaking towns from Tigray rebels Nairobi – Ethiopian forces have recaptured several towns from Tigrayan rebels including Kobo and Woldiya in the north, the government... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Countries Conflict-hit Mali agrees to 1 000 extra UN peacekeepers Bamako – Mali has agreed to accept 1 000 UN peacekeepers from nearby Chad, following France’s move to reduce troops... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Countries Jacob Zuma ruling: Police, army ‘on alert’ for possible unrest, says Bheki Cele Cape Town – South African Police Minister Bheki Cele has reportedly said that police and law enforcement agencies are... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Egypt reports first cases of Omicron variant Cairo – Egypt on Saturday said it had detected its first three cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant, at the... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Countries Niger president calls for probe into troubled France convoy Niamey – Niger’s president Mohamed Bazoum called on Friday for an investigation into a French military convoy heading to Mali... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Business Ivory Coast dockers end strike at Abidjan port Abidjan – A strike by dockers paralysed the main port in Abidjan on Friday before their union suspended the... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Countries Gabon president demands probe over youth soccer coach rape claims Libreville – Gabon’s president has asked for an investigation into allegations that a former coach for the country’s under-17 soccer... Read more 18 Dec, 2021