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Jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma granted medical parole
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for 15 months in July for contempt of court after snubbing graft investigators, was on Sunday granted medical parole, prison authorities announced. Read more…
WATCH | Guinea’s president arrested as army seizes power and dissolves constitution
Guinean special forces staged a coup on Sunday, arresting the president, in the latest political upheaval to roil the impoverished west African country. Read more…
Rwanda leader defends terrorism trial of genocide hero
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Sunday dismissed widespread criticism of the terrorism trial of the polarising “Hotel Rwanda” hero hailed for saving over 1 000 lives during the country’s 1994 genocide. Read more…
Algeria places Tunisia’s Nabil Karoui in pre-trial detention
The runner-up in Tunisia’s 2019 presidential election, Nabil Karoui, has been placed in pre-trial detention in neighbouring Algeria, accused of “entering the country illegally”, local media reported on Sunday. Read more…
Bus crash on Egypt highway kills 12 near Suez
Twelve people were killed on an Egyptian highway early on Sunday when their bus overturned on their return from the popular Red Sea resort Sharm El-Sheikh, medical and security sources said. Read more…
Nigeria shuts down mobile phone lines in restive northern state
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has for security reasons asked operators to shut down mobile phone lines in Zamfara State, days after other restrictions were announced in the region plagued by violence. Read more…
Tanzania police arrest several opposition party members in new crackdown
Tanzanian police arrested several members of the country’s main opposition Chadema party on Saturday, the latest crackdown on a group pushing for constitutional reform in the East African nation. Read more…
Sao Tome holds postponed presidential election
Sao Tome and Principe, a tiny Portuguese-speaking archipelago widely praised for its strong democracy, was voting on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election after two postponements. Read more…
Guinea in turmoil after putschists claim coup
Turmoil engulfed the impoverished west African nation of Guinea again on Sunday as army putschists said they had captured the president and staged a coup, and the government insisted it has repelled the attack. Read more…
WATCH | ‘I don’t owe her money,’ says DJ Sbu as he dismisses Zahara’s claims
Award-winning artist, Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has for a long time claimed that DJ Sbu’s defunct record label TS Records owes her millions of rands. Read more…
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