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ANC set for worst post-apartheid showing in local polls
South Africa’s ANC on Tuesday looked set to deliver its worst ever electoral performance since the end of apartheid, with support expected to dip below 50% in local government polls. Read more…
DRC watchdog reports 110 attacks on media
Democratic Republic of Congo’s press freedom group Journaliste en Danger (JED) said on Monday it had registered 110 attacks, with three killings, against reporters or media organisations in 2021. Read more…
Somalia kicks off next stage of long-delayed elections
Somalia on Monday began electing lawmakers for its lower house of parliament, the next phase in a long-delayed and turbulent process toward a presidential vote that has sometimes turned violent. Read more…
Three Chinese hostages in Mali rescued after escape
Three Chinese nationals kidnapped in Mali in July escaped their captors at the weekend and were rescued by security forces on Monday, the Sahel state’s army said. Read more…
HRW calls for probe into Eswatini protest deaths
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for an independent probe into the deadly crackdown on protests that rocked Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, in June. Read more…
At least three dead, more trapped after Lagos high-rise collapse
A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Monday, killing at least three people with dozens more feared trapped inside the rubble. Read more…
Jihadists hold 76 farmers for two days in NE Nigeria
Islamic State-aligned jihadists held 76 farmers for two days in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state near the border with Cameroon, militia sources said on Tuesday. Read more…
Ethiopia’s Abiy vows victory, as army fights Tigrayan rebels for key town
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday vowed to keep fighting until victory in the year-long war in his country’s north, as rebels claimed to have seized another key town. Read more…
Sudan’s ousted PM says solution hinges on return of govt, says ministry
Sudan’s ousted prime minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Monday the reinstatement of his government, dissolved in a military coup, could pave the way to a solution in the country, the information ministry said. Read more…
SEE | SA’s Toya Delazy officially ties the knot with her UK lover Alisson ‘Ally’ Chaig
South African musician Latoya Nontokozo Buthelezi better known as Toya Delazy has officially tied the knot with her lover, Alisson “Ally” Chaig. Read more…
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