Sierra Leone lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty
Freetown – Sierra Leone lawmakers voted to abolish the death penalty on Friday, becoming the latest African country to... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
South Africa trims death toll from unrest to 330
Johannesburg – Violence that shook South Africa this month left 330 people dead, the government announced on Friday, a... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia’s Afar region urges civilians to fight Tigray rebels
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Afar region has called on civilians to take up arms against rebels from neighbouring Tigray,... Read more
24 Jul, 2021
Ugandan weightlifter returns home after fleeing Olympic camp
Kampala – A Ugandan weightlifter who went missing in Japan last week after his dreams of taking part in the... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Nigerian court jails 10 pirates over ship hijacking
Lagos – A Nigerian court on Friday jailed 10 pirates for 12 years each over the hijacking of a merchant... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Tunisian medics struggle to tackle virus as tourists soak up sun
Sousse – In Tunisia’s Mediterranean resort of Sousse, exhausted medics struggle to stem surging coronavirus deaths, desperately monitoring oxygen... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Conservationists urge DRC to reverse pay-to-poach decision
Kinshasa – Environmentalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday urged the government to reverse a move to tax... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Algeria launches probe into Pegasus spyware claim
Algiers – Algeria on Thursday expressed “deep concern” following press reports that it may have been the target of... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Tanzania gears up to roll out Covid-19 vaccine, bans ‘unnecessary gatherings’
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s government said it is gearing up to roll out vaccinations against Covid-19 soon, in a... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Benin’s opposition goes into hiding
Lagos – Silence has fallen around the political opposition in Benin, once a beacon of multi-party democracy, where arrests have... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
