Gunmen kill at least 35 villagers in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
Kano – Armed raiders killed at least 35 people in five villages in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, police said... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Moroccan journalist gets 5-year jail term for ‘indecent assault’
Casablanca – Detained Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Raissouni was sentenced on Friday to five years in jail for indecent assault... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Several killed in Mogadishu blast targeting senior police chief
Mogadishu – A car bomb targeting a top police chief exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, causing an... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Taskin, Muzarabani fined after Harare clash
Harare – Bangladesh player Taskin Ahmed and Zimbabwe fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani have been fined 15% of their match fees... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Riek Machar: Wily warlord with pivotal role in South Sudan’s bloody history
Nairobi – A veteran rebel who slipped in and out of government, Riek Machar has been a central figure... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Jihan Sadat, wife to Egypt’s ex-president, dies
Cairo – Jihan Sadat, the widow of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat who was assassinated for making peace with Israel,... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo dies from Covid as SA extends vaccine age
Johannesburg – The mayor of Johannesburg, Geoff Makhubo, on Friday became the latest fatality of a third Covid wave... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Five Nigerians arrested for anti-Buhari T-shirts, says lawyer
Abuja – Five Nigerians who were arrested for wearing T-shirts criticising President Muhammadu Buhari have filed a lawsuit against... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Rwanda sends 1 000 troops to insurgency-hit Mozambique
Kigali – Rwanda said on Friday it will send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma loses bid to avoid jail
Johannesburg – A South African high court on Friday tossed out a last-ditch legal bid by former president Jacob... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
