Heavy fighting kills 20 in region bordering Tigray, says official
Addis Ababa – At least 20 civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in “heavy fighting” between... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers free three students abducted in restive northwest
Kano – Kidnappers who abducted 121 students from a school in volatile northwest Nigeria this month have freed three... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Tight security in Nkandla as Jacob Zuma attends brother’s funeral
Soldiers manned the road leading to former South African president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home where he is attending his... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Morocco threatens legal action over spyware allegations
Rabat – Morocco’s government on Wednesday threatened legal action against anyone accusing it of using the Israeli spyware programme Pegasus,... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Key Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe ‘to face terror charges’
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Thursday that its leader Freeman Mbowe and other members could be... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
‘A racist thing’: Mourning blacks blast South Africa vigilantism
Inanda – Loud sobs drowned out dirges sounding from speakers as a flower-covered coffin arrived for a funeral service... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Assassination bid on Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina foiled
Antananarivo – The prosecutor general’s office in Madagascar has said it foiled an assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina,... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Hundreds in Uganda given fake coronavirus vaccines, health officials say
Kampala – At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines – some injected with water – in... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
SA’s jailed Jacob Zuma to attend brother’s funeral
Durban – South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma was granted compassionate leave from prison on Thursday so he can... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
I Coast leader Ouattara, ex-rival Laurent Gbagbo to meet for first talks
Abidjan – Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara will meet his predecessor and former rival Laurent Gbagbo on July 27... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
