Uganda arrests top academic for ‘espionage’
Kampala – Ugandan security forces on Thursday arrested one of the country’s top academics on suspicion of espionage, the military... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Ivorian feminists hail sanctions on TV host over rape mockery
Abidjan – Feminists in Ivory Coast on Thursday hailed a rare victory after a TV host was handed a... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
African nations set to miss ‘crucial’ Covid vaccine goal, says WHO
Brazzaville – Most African countries are set to miss the “crucial” goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of their... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Six people die ‘from lack of air’ after sneaking into Burkina goldmine
Ouagadougou – Six people died after sneaking into a goldmine in Burkina Faso, police said on Thursday, leading to... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
‘Do something Mr President!’ Ghana traders protest border closures as Covid measures bite
Accra – Traders on Ghana’s border with Ivory Coast protested on Thursday for President Nana Akufo-Addo to lift land border... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Nigerian security forces rescue 5 out of 73 kidnapped students
Kano – Nigerian security forces on Thursday rescued five girls out of 73 students kidnapped the previous day from a... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
EU to return J&J vaccines made in South Africa
Nairobi – The European Union has agreed to send millions of coronavirus vaccine doses made in South Africa back to... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Six Kenyan police charged over brothers’ death in custody
Nairobi – Six Kenyan police officers were charged on Thursday with murder over the deaths in custody of two... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Tigray crisis ‘set to worsen dramatically’, UN warns
Addis Ababa – The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray is set to “worsen dramatically” and to deadly effect, the... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
SA on Afghan refugees, Akon’s $6bn Senegalese city: Here are your top news headlines
From singer Akon’s $6 billion futuristic Senegalese city still yet to be constructed, a year after he laid the... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
