Cape Town – From President Cyril Ramaphosa being excused from attending the ANC’s national working committee (NWC) meeting at Nasrec; to ex-hostages of DRC rebels being reunited with their families… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Phala Phala scandal: ‘It’s up to NEC to take decision,’ Cyril Ramaphosa says
President Cyril Ramaphosa was on Sunday excused from attending the ANC’s national working committee (NWC) meeting under way in Nasrec in the south of Johannesburg. Read more…
Phala Phala saga: Opposition parties want Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment process to start on Tuesday
Opposition parties reportedly want the impeachment process of President Cyril Ramaphosa to begin on Tuesday, when Parliament is expected to convene. Read more…
Ex-hostages of DRC rebels reunited with families
Fifty-seven former hostages of a rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some young women used as sex slaves, were reunited with their families on Saturday, AFP correspondents saw. Read more…
DRC says ‘massacre’ left more than 100 dead
Three days of national mourning began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday after the alleged massacre of civilians in the country’s east, with the government now giving a death toll of “more than 100”. Read more…
Scandal-hit Cyril Ramaphosa ‘not resigning’, says spokesperson
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and judicially, his spokesperson said on Saturday. Read more…
Villagers recount trauma of east DRC ‘massacre’
Villagers have described being ordered to bury bodies in mass graves after a rebel “massacre” in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) volatile east, which the government says left more than 100 civilians dead. Read more…
Burkina Faso suspends French broadcaster RFI
Burkina Faso on Saturday ordered the immediate suspension of Radio France Internationale (RFI) broadcasts, accusing it of putting out a “message of intimidation” attributed to a “terrorist chief”. Read more…
Thousands of Islamists protest UN mission in Sudan
Thousands of Islamists in Sudan rallied on Saturday against efforts by the United Nations to solve the political crisis sparked by last year’s coup, AFP journalists said. Read more…
Liberian president’s long stay abroad criticised
Liberian President George Weah’s long absence from the country has raised eyebrows and prompted criticism, leading one opposition figure to ask if the West African nation is running on “autopilot”. Read more…
‘Grave worry’ for missing Boks winger Sbu Nkosi
Springboks winger Sbu Nkosi has been missing for three weeks, his South African club side Bulls said on Saturday, with police admitting “concerns about the player’s safety”. Read more…
Former Miss Universe, Demi-Leigh Tebow, has taken to social media to open up about what being crowned for the pageant has meant for her, as she reflected on the last five years since her win in 2017. Read more…
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