From Somaliland agreeing to take in Afghan refugees to former Malian leaders being freed from house arrest: Here are some of the big stories making headlines in Africa. Stay up to date with African Insider.
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Somaliland ready to take in Afghan refugees, official says
Somaliland has agreed “(in) principle” to take in refugees from Afghanistan, a foreign ministry official said on Friday, as tens of thousands of people desperately flee the war-torn nation following a Taliban takeover earlier this month. Read more…
Tanzania pays tribute to police officers, guard slain by gunman
Dozens of police officers, politicians and Tanzanian citizens gathered on Friday to pay tribute to four people killed by a gunman in the financial capital Dar es Salaam. Read more…
New birth of a mountain gorilla in DRC’s Virunga park
Democratic Republic of Congo’s famed Virunga National Park announced on Friday the birth of a mountain gorilla in this tourist region threatened by armed groups. Read more…
Is he fit to stand trial? Jacob Zuma’s lawyers file ‘confidential’ medical report
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reportedly confirmed that it has received former president Jacob Zuma’s medical report. Read more…
DRC former health minister held over Covid funds fraud
Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister Eteni Longondo was detained on Friday over the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, official sources said. Read more…
Three journalists held, radio station shut in South Sudan
Security officials briefly detained three journalists in South Sudan and shut down their radio station on Friday in connection with a demonstration planned by activists next week, a rights group and a media union said. Read more…
Burkina Faso vows security revamp after deadly attacks
Burkina Faso on Friday said that it would overhaul its security forces to cope with a six-year old jihadist insurgency that has claimed more than 1 400 lives and forced 1.3 million people from their homes. Read more…
Mali ex-interim president and PM freed from house arrest
Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and his prime minister Moctar Ouane have been freed from house arrest, the West African bloc Ecowas said on Friday. Read more…
See who will replace Somizi Mhlongo on SA Idols judging panel starting this Sunday
M-Net has revealed the plan going forward for the judging panel of Idols SA after media personality Somizi Mhlongo stepped down as one of the judges amid abuse claims against him by his estranged husband Mohale Motaung. Read more…
Feared rebels slaughter 4 men, 1 woman in attack in DRC village
A rebel organisation feared to have linked up with the Islamic State group on Friday killed five villagers in an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said. Read more…
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