Cape Town – From Rwandan authorities telling public sector workers to get vaccinated against Covid or resign; to Tunisian police using tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators … Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Grade 10 pupil kills classmate before turning gun on himself
Two grade 10 pupils from Lesiba Secondary School in Daveyton, Gauteng, died on Wednesday after one of them shot the other before shooting himself, Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona said on Wednesday. Read more…
‘Get vaccinated against Covid or resign,’ Rwanda public sector staff told
Rwandan authorities on Friday told public sector workers to get vaccinated against Covid or resign, further tightening the strict pandemic measures which have seen people flee the country. Read more…
Covid rules put fans off attending AFCON matches
Cameroon may be a football-mad country but most matches at the Africa Cup of Nations so far have been played out in front of largely empty stadiums, with fans preferring to gather elsewhere to enjoy the action. Read more…
Tunisians defy ban to protest against president
Tunisian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against President Kais Saied’s July power grab, and arrested dozens after they rallied in defiance of a ban on gatherings. Read more…
Benin pardons 499 prisoners but not opposition figures
Benin’s President Patrice Talon has pardoned 499 prisoners but two major opposition leaders remain behind bars, according to a decree made public on Friday. Read more…
Malians out in force after junta calls protests over sanctions
Malians took to the streets en masse on Friday after the military junta called for protests against stringent sanctions imposed by the West Africa bloc Ecowas over delayed elections. Read more…
How regional sanctions are hurting Mali
Mali finds itself more isolated than ever after fellow West African nations imposed strict sanctions, and now risks running short of liquid assets which could swiftly strangle the economy. Read more…
Fleeing Tunisia dictator wanted to turn back, recordings reveal
Toppled Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was mulling a return home even as he was aboard a plane taking him into exile in 2011, according to a recording published by the BBC on Friday. Read more…
See what Connie Ferguson says about anything that tries to ‘steal’ her ‘joy’ this year
Actress and media mogul Connie Ferguson has indicated that she is not ready for anything negative in her life in 2022. Read more…
Salah strike gives Egypt victory over Guinea-Bissau at Cup of Nations
Mohamed Salah got back among the goals for Egypt on Saturday as his second-half strike handed the record seven-time African champions a crucial 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in Garoua that was not without controversy. Read more…
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