Countries Armed groups deploy around key sites in Libyan capital Tripoli – Armed groups deployed in the streets of Libya’s capital Tripoli overnight into Thursday, in an apparent show of... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
Countries UN says probing possible rights violations in DRC Kinshasa – The UN officials on Wednesday said they would document potential human rights violations committed during joint operations... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
Countries ‘A source of pride’: Senegal fish dish wins Unesco recognition Dakar – In a small restaurant in Senegal’s seaside capital Dakar, Thiane Ngom has risen early to cook up... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
Countries Ethiopia arrests Associated Press freelance journalist Nairobi – Police in war-hit Ethiopia have arrested a freelance video journalist working for The Associated Press, the US news... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus South Africa reports daily record of Covid infections Johannesburg – South Africa on Wednesday reported its highest daily tally of new coronavirus cases since the start of the... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
Countries Jacob Zuma ordered to go back to jail; UK drops 11 African countries from travel red list | Here are your top news headlines Cape Town – From former president Jacob Zuma being ordered to go back to jail; to the UK dropping... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
Benin Benin’s star slips as beacon of democracy after opposition leaders jailed Cotonou – Benin – once lauded as a poster child of good governance in West Africa – is facing... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Countries ‘This is tantamount to death sentence,’ Jacob Zuma lawyers say as he appeals court ruling he must go back to jail Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma’s legal team has delivered an application for leave to appeal his medical... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Countries Jail term sought for Rwanda driver over genocide Paris – French prosecutors on Wednesday asked for a 15-year jail term for a former hotel driver accused of... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Kenya detects first cases of Omicron variant Nairobi – Kenya has detected its first three cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the country’s health minister... Read more 15 Dec, 2021