Egypt Brotherhood leader gets life for Hamas espionage
Cairo – Egypt sentenced Mahmud Ezzat, the 77-year-old top leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life in jail on... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso isolating after Covid in entourage
Brazzaville – Congo-Brazzaville’s 78-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso was isolating on Sunday after several of the long-serving strongman’s entourage tested... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Uganda, DRC claim 35 rebels held in fighting
Beni – The Democratic Republic of Congo army and its Ugandan allies said on Sunday they had destroyed rebel “strongholds”... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Minister Gwede Mantashe tests positive for Covid-19
Cape Town – Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has tested positive for Covid-19 again, reports said on... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Thousands rally in Sudan 3 years after people power revolt started
Khartoum – Thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied Sunday to mark three years since the start of mass demonstrations that... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Guinea rights groups protest airport renaming
Conakry – Guinean rights groups on Saturday protested a plan by the ruling military junta to rename the country’s airport... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Morocco arrests 25 ‘terrorism’ suspects, security source says
Rabat – Moroccan security forces arrested 25 people this month on suspicion of supporting the Islamic State group and planning... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Cyril Ramaphosa ‘in good spirits’ as he continues to recover from Covid-19
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa is in good spirits, as he continues to recover from Covid-19, the presidency... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Sudan braces for new protests three years after revolution
Khartoum – Opposition activists in Sudan were set for new protests on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Covid-19: South Africa records 16 080 new infections, 48 deaths
Cape Town – South Africa reported 16 080 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday after 55 742 tests were conducted,... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
