Kenya hails anti-poaching efforts in first wildlife census
Nairobi – Kenya has hailed its efforts to crack down on poaching as it released the results of the... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Over 7 000 schools damaged by Tigray war… 1.42m students unable to attend classes
Addis Ababa – More than 7 000 schools have been damaged as a result of the expanding conflict in Ethiopia,... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
‘Islamist militants’ kidnap 11 children in northeastern DRC
Bunia – Eleven children aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped by presumed Islamist rebels in... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Tight security as Tanzania opposition Freeman Mbowe leader appears in court
Dar es Salaam – The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, appeared in the country’s high court on... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
WATCH | Jacob Zuma ‘doesn’t have stashes of money…. he’s struggling to pay legal fees’
Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma needs “millions” of rands to cover his legal fees, the Jacob Zuma... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Tunisian ex-presidential contender Nabil Karoui held in Algeria – reports
Tunis – Liberal party leader Nabil Karoui, runner-up in Tunisia’s 2019 presidential election that saw Kais Saied elected, has been... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Surge in jihadist violence against civilians in Mali
Bamako – The UN mission in Mali warned on Monday that violence against civilians, notably by jihadists but also by... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Nigeria officials seek aid as Boko Haram fighters surrender
Maiduguri – Northern Nigerian officials have called for central government help after the surrender in recent months of 3... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Priest abducted in Cameroon… kidnappers demand ransom of over $36 000
Yaounde – A Catholic priest has been kidnapped in an anglophone region of Cameroon, the hostage’s diocese said on Monday.... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
SA scientists monitoring new coronavirus variant with unusually high mutation rate
Johannesburg – Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate, and whose... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
