News 42 killed in extrajudicial killings in South Sudan Juba – The United Nations on Monday demanded an end to extrajudicial killings in South Sudan after the grisly... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
Business Oil firm says received request to fund coup in Madagascar Antananarivo – Oil firm Benchmark Group said on Monday it had been approached for funds to topple Madagascar’s President Andry... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
News Equatorial Guinea closes UK embassy over sanctions against president’s son Malabo – Equatorial Guinea closed its embassy in London on Monday, four days after Britain imposed sanctions against the... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
Sport Sexual abuse: Mali youth basketball coach detained, faces several charges Bamako – A judge in Mali has detained the coach of the under-18s girls basketball team, the prosecutor’s office said... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
Politics Tunisia president sacks defence minister amid political turmoil Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defence minister on Monday, a day after ousting the prime minister... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
Politics Former Ivory Coast foes Ouattara, Gbagbo set for long-awaited meeting Abidjan – In a key moment in Ivory Coast’s turbulent politics, President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday will meet his... Read more 27 Jul, 2021
News Nigeria’s Muhammad Buhari to have ‘medical check-up’ in UK Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari left for London on Monday to attend an education summit after which he... Read more 26 Jul, 2021
Sport War of words carries on as Erasmus tweet upsets Lions Johannesburg – The war of words between the British and Irish Lions and South Africa rugby director Rassie Erasmus continued... Read more 26 Jul, 2021
Coronavirus Policeman shoots student for not wearing mask in DRC Kinshasa – A Democratic Republic of Congo policeman has shot a student who was not wearing a mask while filming... Read more 26 Jul, 2021
News Health fears as killer DRC volcano spouts ash Goma – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Nyirangongo volcano has released large amounts of ash some two months after its... Read more 26 Jul, 2021