S.Africa police seize drugs worth $61 mn from Malawi truck
Johannesburg – South Africa’s border police stopped a truck from Malawi that was driving into the country with drugs... Read more
28 May
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed: from hope to war and autocracy
Addis Ababa – Abiy Ahmed took power in Ethiopia in 2018, raising hopes that it would become a more... Read more
28 May
Shot for throwing stones: Israeli forces killing West Bank teens weekly
Nablus – Youssef Shtayyeh came home from school on an April afternoon, dropped his bag in the hallway and... Read more
27 May
Israel says killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike
Jerusalem – Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas’s armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed... Read more
27 May
UK energy bills to rise as Mideast war impacts households
London – British energy bills are set to rise this summer, the sector regulator announced on Wednesday, as the... Read more
27 May
All Blacks captain Barrett out of South Africa tour, faces back surgery
Wellington – New Zealand rugby captain Scott Barrett was on Wednesday ruled out for up to five months because... Read more
27 May
Senegal names economist Lo as new PM after Sonko’s sacking
Dakar – Senegal’s president on Monday named a senior economist as prime minister after sacking his estranged former mentor... Read more
26 May
Son of Libya’s Haftar vows to make up for ‘lost years’ under Gaddafi
Benghazi – Belgacem Haftar, son of eastern Libya’s military chief Khalifa Haftar, touted in an interview with AFP what... Read more
26 May
WHO urges DRCongo’s neighbours to act immediately on Ebola risk
Geneva – States neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at great danger from Ebola and should act immediately... Read more
26 May
US hits Iran with new strikes, despite talks to end war
Washington – US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US... Read more
26 May
