At least 68 dead after migrant boat sinks off Yemen
Dubai – A shipwreck off Yemen has killed at least 68 people, the UN’s migration agency said Monday, with... Read more
4 Aug
Two Malawi ex-presidents join race to unseat current leader
Blantyre – Two former Malawian presidents on Sunday launched separate campaigns to unseat President Lazarus Chakwera in the country’s... Read more
4 Aug
Trump envoy to inspect Gaza aid as pressure mounts on Israel
Jerusalem – President Donald Trump’s envoy met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ahead of a visit to... Read more
1 Aug
Political newcomers in the race to rule Ivory Coast
Abidjan – An investigative journalist, a former city official, a sociology student and a pastor have all joined the... Read more
1 Aug
Heavy rain in Guinea capital kills at least seven
Conakry – At least seven people have died in Guinea’s capital Conakry due to heavy overnight rain, the government... Read more
1 Aug
Sweden jihadist jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive
Stockholm – A Stockholm court on Thursday handed down a life term to Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem over the... Read more
1 Aug
Kenya protests Tanzania move to bar foreign small-business owners
Nairobi – Kenya on Thursday formally expressed concern over a recent decision by Tanzania to bar non-citizens from running... Read more
1 Aug
Trump unveils slew of new tariffs, punishes Canada
Washington – President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs Thursday on nearly 70 countries – including a blistering 35 percent... Read more
1 Aug
Detained Tanzania opposition figure says state delaying trial ahead of polls
Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu accused a court on Wednesday of colluding with the state... Read more
31 Jul
Burkina protest demands ‘justice’ over pro-junta influencer’s death in Ivory Coast
Abidjan – Thousands demonstrated in Burkina Faso on Wednesday demanding “truth and justice” over the death of a pro-junta... Read more
31 Jul
