Countries Leopard rescued after straying into Kenyan home Nairobi – A leopard wandered into a house in southeastern Kenya after straying from its home in Tsavo National... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries Rights groups sound alarm over new atrocities in Ethiopia Nairobi – Security forces allied to Ethiopia’s army are rounding up and killing Tigrayan civilians in a fresh wave... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries Arresting Jacob Zuma ‘is nothing but political revenge’, says EFF Cape Town – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has described the decision by the Pretoria High Court to send... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries Hundreds protests in Tunisia on anniversary of revolution Tunis – Hundreds rallied for and against Tunisian President Kais Saied in central Tunis on Friday, on the eleventh... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries Tunisia appeal seeks to decriminalise homosexuality Tunis – Tunisian lawyers and rights activists lodged an appeal on Thursday against the imprisonment of two men for same-sex... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Arts and Leisure Ghana opens first skate park honouring fashion icon Virgil Abloh Accra – Ghana has opened its first skate park in the heart of the capital, Accra, in honour of... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus South Africa sees fewer in hospital as Omicron surges Johannesburg – Infection rates are soaring across South Africa as a result of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Vaccination and Covid test required for Africa Cup fans Yaoundé – Supporters attending matches at next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will be required to show proof... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries Guinea-Bissau state media staff strike over pay Bissau – Guinea-Bissau state radio and television did not broadcast on Thursday, as public media employees started a three-day strike... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries Part of Sudan 2020 peace deal suspended after eastern protests Khartoum – Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council on Thursday suspended a section of a 2020 peace deal with rebel groups dealing... Read more 17 Dec, 2021