Cape Town – From heavy rains wreaking havoc across KwaZulu Natal; to gunmen killing dozens of people after ransacking villages in central Nigeria… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit flood-affected areas in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. Ramaphosa’s visit would “offer support to affected communities and assess the response of government and civil society to this critical situation”. Read more…
Dozens dead after gunmen ransack central Nigerian villages
Gunmen have killed dozens of people after ransacking villages in central Nigeria, local sources said, in the latest violence blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs. Read more…
Last hostages free after long-running DRC mediation drama
The last four members of a team that went to northeast Democratic Republic of Congo to mediate with an armed group who then took them hostage are now free, their spokesperson said on Tuesday. Read more…
Man dies after being stoned and set alight for ‘stealing a TV’
A man was reportedly assaulted and set alight in Giyani, Limpopo last week after being accused of stealing a plasma TV. Read more…
Egypt’s jailed dissident Abdel Fattah becomes British, says family
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a key figure in the country’s 2011 revolution, has obtained British citizenship from inside prison, his family said on Monday. Read more…
Maritime traffic between Morocco and Spain resumes
Maritime traffic between Spain and Morocco is set to resume on Tuesday following the normalisation of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Rabat’s transport ministry said. Read more…
WATCH | Carl Niehaus wishes Jacob Zuma a happy birthday as he turns 80 in hospital
Former president Jacob Zuma is set to spend his birthday in hospital where is currently undergoing tests after falling ill on Sunday. Read more…
Zelensky asks to address African Union
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy has requested to address the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Monday. Read more…
Colombian researcher killed by elephant in Uganda
A Colombian researcher has been trampled to death by an elephant in Kibale National Park in western Uganda, the country’s national parks authority said on Monday. Read more…
Ivory Coast let coach Beaumelle go
Ivory Coast have not renewed the contract of coach Patrice Beaumelle, the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) said on Tuesday. Read more…
SA’s Lloyiso Gijana perfoms at wedding of David Beckham’s son
South African singer and songwriter Lloyiso Gijana performed at the wedding of legendary soccer star David Beckham’s son, Brooklyn Beckham over the weekend in Palm Beach, Florida in the United States of America. Read more…
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