At lest 7 soldiers, 15 Islamist rebels killed in DRC clashes
Bunia – Seven soldiers and 15 members of a notorious armed Islamist group have died in three days of... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Zambian groups urge cleanup of lead pollution as vote looms
Johannesburg – With general elections looming, rights groups in Zambia appealed on Tuesday to the country’s future leadership to... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Tunisians worry about outcome of president’s power grab
Tunis – Since Tunisia’s president Kais Saied plunged the country into political uncertainty in a power grab, an armoured vehicle... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Boko Haram Cameroon attack kills five soldiers, civilian
Yaounde – Boko Haram islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Nigerian Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s open lecture at UCT
Those who have read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will perhaps understand my excitement over the announcement that the Nigerian author... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Nigerian girl struggles to recover after kidnap ordeal
Kaduna – Staring blankly from her hospital bed, 14-year-old Precious is struggling to recover after 21 days spent at... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Springboks change three starters for must-win Test
Johannesburg – World champions South Africa have made three changes to the starting line-up for a must-win second Test... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Conflict ‘behind us’, Ivory Coast’s Ouattara says after greeting rival
Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara offered a hearty welcome to his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday as... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Beer and sneakers: SA raids township for looted wares
Vosloorus – A lively radio tune stopped abruptly as a line of armed police officers marched into a Johannesburg... Read more
28 Jul, 2021
Murderous Libyan gangster ‘shot dead’
Benghazi – A Libyan militia gang leader accused of major human rights violations has been shot dead at a farm... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
