Sri Lanka imposes social media ban after child hunger posts
Colombo – Sri Lanka ordered civil servants on Wednesday not to express opinions on social media after some officials... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Morocco hikes interest rates to slow down inflation
Rabat – Morocco’s central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates by 50 basis points to 2.0 percent in an effort... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Mali sets conditions ahead of visit by West African bloc
Bamako – Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has warned his country will not allow regional heads of state expected... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
France vows ‘full’ support for Ivory Coast in spat with Mali
Abidjan – France on Tuesday offered its “full” support to the Ivory Coast in its bitter spat with Mali over... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Ndlovu Youth Choir to pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Atlanta
Cape Town – The Ndlovu Youth Choir is set for a busy few months ahead, as they will embark... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Right-wing opposition wins Sao Tome vote
Sao Tome – The centre-right opposition won legislative elections in Sao Tome and Principe off Africa’s western coast, the... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Australian state announces world’s biggest pumped hydro scheme
Sydney – Australia’s eastern state of Queensland unveiled plans Wednesday to build the world’s largest pumped hydroelectric energy storage... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
UN urges action as mental health takes heavy toll on workers
Geneva – Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said on... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Guinean ex-dictator jailed on eve of 2009 massacre trial
Conakry – Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were sent to prison on Tuesday, a day... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Somalia facing ‘very alarming’ situation, says UN
Abuja – Somalia is facing a “very alarming” situation after more than four years of drought have devastated livestock... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
