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Guinea withdraws from Olympics ‘over Covid-19’

Conakry – Guinea cancelled its participation in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the west African... Read more

22 Jul, 2021

Maputo – Nineteen defendants including a former president’s son linked to a massive corruption scandal that plunged Mozambique into its... Read more

22 Jul, 2021

Johannesburg – The recent unrest in South Africa has claimed 276 lives, the government said on Wednesday, raising the death... Read more

21 Jul, 2021

Mogadishu – Somalia al-Shabaab jihadists have warned politicians against taking part in elections due to kick off this month after... Read more

21 Jul, 2021

Armed kidnappings for ransom now make almost daily newspaper headlines in Nigeria. Parents of more than 100 children who... Read more

21 Jul, 2021

Antananarivo – The World Bank has earmarked a total of $490 million to help Madagascar buy Covid vaccines and finance... Read more

21 Jul, 2021

Nairobi – The sharp slap of pounding leather gloves attracts the attention of a few passers-by who peek through... Read more

21 Jul, 2021

Durban – Small fires still smouldered under the collapsed roof of a label-printing company in Durban, filling the air... Read more

21 Jul, 2021

Nairobi – The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party Freeman Mbowe and other members were arrested early on Wednesday... Read more

21 Jul, 2021

Port Saint Johns – Dolphins gracefully pop in and out of the water, peppering the infinite-looking Indian Ocean, sharks... Read more

21 Jul, 2021