Jacob Zuma Parole Jacob Zuma granted medical parole: What does it mean? Johannesburg – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for 15 months in July for contempt of court after... Read more 5 Sep, 2021
News Bus crash on Egypt highway kills 12 near Suez Cairo – Twelve people were killed on an Egyptian highway early on Sunday when their bus overturned on their return... Read more 5 Sep, 2021
Politics Gunfire in Guinea capital, troops on streets, witnesses say Conakry – Gunfire was heard in the centre of the Guinean capital Conkary on Sunday morning and troops were... Read more 5 Sep, 2021
Politics Sao Tome holds postponed presidential election Libreville – Sao Tome and Principe, a tiny Portuguese-speaking archipelago widely praised for its strong democracy, was voting on Sunday... Read more 5 Sep, 2021
Politics Tanzania police arrest several opposition party members in new crackdown Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian police arrested several members of the country’s main opposition Chadema party on Saturday, the latest... Read more 5 Sep, 2021
News Nigeria shuts down mobile phone lines in restive northern state Abuja – Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has for security reasons asked operators to shut down mobile phone lines in Zamfara State,... Read more 5 Sep, 2021
Politics Morocco footballers stuck in Guinea during coup attempt Rabat – Morocco’s national football team was “safe” on Sunday in the Guinean capital Conakry, a Moroccan official said,... Read more 5 Sep, 2021
News Ugandan academic freed, ‘new wave of repression in S Sudan’: Here are your top news headlines A prominent Ugandan academic arrested on accusations of spying for regional rival Rwanda has been released following an intervention... Read more 5 Sep, 2021
Politics Civil society in Morocco, Algeria urge ‘reason’ after ties cut Rabat – More than 200 Moroccan and Algerian civil society figures on Saturday appealed for a “return to reason” following... Read more 4 Sep, 2021
Politics Ethiopia says more aid trucks enter war-hit Tigray Addis Ababa – Ethiopia said on Saturday that more than 150 aid trucks had entered war-torn Tigray over the past... Read more 4 Sep, 2021