From political opposition parties questioning whether Cyril Ramaphosa was not aware of the decision to grant Jacob Zuma medical parole to the AU suspending Guinea over last weekend’s coup… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Was Cyril Ramaphosa aware of Fraser’s decision to grant Zuma medical parole?
The Democratic Alliance has reportedly filed urgent papers in the North Gauteng High Court in which it wants the decision to grant former president Jacob Zuma medical parole to be reviewed. Read more…
African Union suspends Guinea over coup as mediators land
Guinea’s ruling military came under diplomatic pressure on Friday as the African Union suspended the country over last weekend’s coup and West African envoys arrived to mediate in the crisis. Read more…
Zambia’s new leader Hakainde Hichilema vows ‘zero tolerance’ on corruption
Zambia’s new president Hakainde Hichilema vowed on Friday to strengthen anti-corruption efforts and show “zero tolerance” for graft, in his first speech to parliament. Read more…
UN chief calls for ‘dialogue’ with the Taliban, fears for the Sahel
The UN chief Antonio Guterres has pleaded for nations to continue dialogue with the Taliban, as he expressed fears that the hardline Islamists’ return to power in Afghanistan could embolden jihadists in the Sahel. Read more…
Congolese surgeon Mukwege seeks international criminal court to tackle impunity
Congolese Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege on Friday called for an international criminal court for the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose eastern provinces have been wracked by armed groups for a quarter of a century. Read more…
Kenya suffers huge job losses as Covid pummels economy
Kenya’s economy shrank for the first time in three decades last year as the country was battered by the coronavirus pandemic, and almost 740 000 people were thrown out of work, a new government survey said. Read more…
‘It is God’s country’: Kenya’s fly fishing fans chase bigger catch
With the nimbleness of a younger man, John Ngaii Moses skillfully knotted a tiny fishing fly onto his line, and hopping over mossy rocks, cast off into the surging river flowing through Kenyan tea country. Read more…
Africa CDC slams leaders for hollow vaccine pledges
The African Union’s health watchdog accused world leaders on Thursday of falling short in their pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with poorer nations, and their failure risked making the disease endemic. Read more…
Opposition figure held for rape in Rwanda
A Rwanda University teacher and well-known opposition figure was arrested on Thursday on rape accusations, police said. Read more…
‘Keep looking forward,’ says Niyonsaba, barred from 800m
Unusual for an athlete in her mid-20s, Francine Niyonsaba has been forced to recalibrate from an outstanding multiple medal-winning 800m runner to adopting the 5000m as her new event.
The Burundian won an Olympic silver medal at 800m in Rio in 2016 and also came second at the London world championships a year later, and is also a two-time world indoor champion. Read more…
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