World

Shares in China surveillance giant dive on US sanctions threat

Beijing – Shares in Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision plunged 10 percent Thursday, on reports that the United States is... Read more

8 May, 2022

World

Australian PM urges calm after Solomons leader cites ‘invasion’ threat

Sydney – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged a calm response Thursday, after the Solomon Islands’ leader cited an... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Morocco, Spain commit to bolster migration cooperation

Rabat – Morocco and Spain on Friday committed to strengthening cooperation on irregular migration, a joint statement said, following... Read more

8 May, 2022

Angola

US firm Africell to enter Angolan market in a month

Johannesburg – US-owned mobile network operator Africell, the first wholly foreign-owned operator licensed to provide mobile services in Angola,... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Hit by Ukraine conflict, Africa faces ‘unprecedented’ crisis: UN

Lagos – Africa faces an “unprecedented” crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly with soaring food and fuel... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Shooting inside Cape Town hospital kills two patients, wounds one cop

Cape Town – A 40-year-old man reportedly shot dead two patients and one police officer at Somerset Hospital in... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Morocco arrests Islamic State member in joint probe with FBI

Rabat – Moroccan police said Friday they had arrested a suspected Islamic State (IS) group member, in cooperation with... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Man shot by police in hotel altercation is back in hospital, in a critical condition

Cape Town – Len Cloete, 59, is reportedly back in the hospital and is remaining in the Intensive Care... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Twelve protesters against DR Congo electoral reform wounded, says organisers

Kinshasa – Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Friday fired tear gas at dozens of... Read more

8 May, 2022

Countries

Gambia government urged to posecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh: civil society organisations

Banjul – Civil society organisations in The Gambia have pressed the authorities to prosecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh over... Read more

8 May, 2022