Libya’s UN envoy says time running out for polls framework
Algiers – The UN envoy to Libya Jan Kubis said on Monday that time was pressing for Libyans to finalise... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Leaded petrol runs out of gas, century after first warnings, UN says
Nairobi – The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe, a milestone that will prevent more... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Mozambique ex-president’s son Ndambi Guebuza denies enabling hidden debt
Maputo – The son of Mozambique’s ex-president Armando Guebuza on Monday denied allegations he took bribes to facilitate a $2... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Zim MP in hot soup, South Sudanese activists go into hiding: Here are your top news headlines
From a Zimbabwean legislator insulting the country’s first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa to South Sudanese activists going into hiding as... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Boko Haram factfile: Islamists who turned to extreme violence
Lagos – Attempts to coax members of Nigeria’s Boko Haram away from jihadism and return to society have been gathering... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Activists go into hiding as South Sudan warns against protests
Juba – A South Sudanese activist said on Monday that he and four others had gone into hiding, abandoning... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Fear, acceptance mix in cradle of Tunisian revolution
Sidi Bouzid – Many people in Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution that launched the Arab Spring, see... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Nigeria’s Buhari urges unity after violence in flashpoint city killed dozens
Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for communities to unite to ease tensions after violence in a... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Zimbabwean MP held for ‘calling First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa a prostitute’
Cape Town – Zimbabwean former local government minister and Zanu-PF legislator Christopher Chingosho was reportedly arrested over the weekend... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
Tight security, shops shut as South Sudan warns against protests
Juba – Security forces patrolled South Sudan’s capital Juba on Monday and many shops were shut as the authorities warned... Read more
30 Aug, 2021
