News

Africa welcomes Afghan refugees: Here are your top news headlines

From Somaliland agreeing to take in Afghan refugees to former Malian leaders being freed from house arrest: Here are... Read more

29 Aug, 2021

Coronavirus

DRC former health minister held over Covid funds fraud

Kinshasa – Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister  Eteni Longondo was detained on Friday over the alleged misappropriation of... Read more

28 Aug, 2021

Politics

Mali ex-interim president and PM freed from house arrest

Bamako – Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and his prime minister Moctar Ouane have been freed from house arrest,... Read more

28 Aug, 2021

Politics

Burkina Faso vows security revamp after deadly attacks

Ouagadougou –Burkina Faso on Friday said that it would overhaul its security forces to cope with a six-year old... Read more

28 Aug, 2021

Jacob Zuma Parole

Is he fit to stand trial? Jacob Zuma’s lawyers file ‘confidential’ medical report

Cape Town – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reportedly confirmed that it has received former president Jacob Zuma’s... Read more

28 Aug, 2021

Politics

Three journalists held, radio station shut in South Sudan

Juba – Security officials briefly detained three journalists in South Sudan and shut down their radio station on Friday in... Read more

28 Aug, 2021

News

New birth of a mountain gorilla in DRC’s Virunga park

Goma – Democratic Republic of Congo’s famed Virunga National Park announced on Friday the birth of a mountain gorilla... Read more

28 Aug, 2021

News

Tanzania pays tribute to police officers, guard slain by gunman

Dar es Salaam – Dozens of police officers, politicians and Tanzanian citizens gathered on Friday to pay tribute to... Read more

28 Aug, 2021

Politics

Feared rebels slaughter 4 men, 1 woman in attack in DRC village

Beni – A rebel organisation feared to have linked up with the Islamic State group on Friday killed five villagers... Read more

28 Aug, 2021

News

Somaliland ready to take in Afghan refugees, official says

Hargeisa – Somaliland has agreed “(in) principle” to take in refugees from Afghanistan, a foreign ministry official said on Friday,... Read more

28 Aug, 2021