World

Brazil’s health minister tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering

Brasília – Brazil’s health minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday after attending the UN General Assembly... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

News

South Sudanese refugees homeless again after Sudan floods

Al-Jabalain – South Sudanese refugee Dawood Kour fled to Sudan to turn the page on a life of displacement,... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

Sport

Kenyan marathon star Mary Keitany retires at 39

Nairobi – Kenya’s three-time London marathon and four-time New York marathon winner Mary Keitany announced her retirement on Wednesday... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

Politics

Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels accused of shelling, shooting civilians

Addis Ababa – Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray opened fire on civilians while looting and shelling villages and towns... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

News

South African graft informers face threats, watchdog says after Babita Deokaran

Johannesburg – A South African corruption watchdog on Wednesday warned that whistleblowers face hostility and threats on their lives, a... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

Agriculture

Fighting between farmers, herders kills 27 in Chad

N’Djamena – At least 27 people were killed in weekend fighting between sedentary farmers and nomadic herders in eastern Chad,... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

News

Burundi vows to probe deadly ‘terrorist’ grenade blasts

Nairobi – Burundi on Tuesday vowed a thorough investigation into a series of deadly “terrorist” grenade blasts that hit... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

Business

Nigeria, Ghana sprint to join digital currency race

Lagos – Nigeria and Ghana are racing to adopt a central bank digital currency as they look to ride... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

Politics

Tunisia party says president’s power grab risks ‘dismantling state’

Tunis – Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said on Tuesday that President Kais Saied’s recent measures to extend his powers risked... Read more

22 Sep, 2021

Politics

Libya parliament withdraws support for unity government

Tripoli – Libya’s parliament on Tuesday passed a no-confidence vote in the war-scarred country’s unity government, dealing a new... Read more

22 Sep, 2021