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Man, 40, grabs police firearm, shoots him and two other patients dead at Somerset Hospital
A 40-year-old man reportedly shot dead two patients and one police officer at Somerset Hospital, Cape Town on Saturday. Read more…
Morocco, Spain commit to bolster migration cooperation
Morocco and Spain on Friday committed to strengthening cooperation on irregular migration, a joint statement said, following a reset in relations after a months-long rift. Read more…
Man shot by police in hotel altercation is back in hospital, in a critical condition
Len Cloete, 59, is reportedly back in the hospital and is remaining in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Pretoria hospital after he was shot in the head by police in November last year at a Muldersdrift guest house, Gauteng. Read more…
Morocco arrests Islamic State member in joint probe with FBI
Moroccan police said Friday they had arrested a suspected Islamic State (IS) group member, in cooperation with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who was implicated in plotting “acts of terrorism”. Read more…
Gambia government urged to posecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh: civil society organisations
Civil society organisations in The Gambia have pressed the authorities to prosecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh over alleged abuses during his 22-year rule. Read more…
Hit by Ukraine conflict, Africa faces ‘unprecedented’ crisis: UN
Africa faces an “unprecedented” crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly with soaring food and fuel prices, United Nations officials said on Friday. Read more…
US firm Africell to enter Angolan market in a month
US-owned mobile network operator Africell, the first wholly foreign-owned operator licensed to provide mobile services in Angola, has acquired two million subscribers in just a month, a diplomat said Friday. Read more…
Twelve protesters against DR Congo electoral reform wounded, says organisers
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Friday fired tear gas at dozens of demonstrators protesting electoral reform, wounding 12 people, according to the organisers. Read more…
Pilots’ union rejects negligence in EgyptAir crash
The Egyptian pilots’ union on Friday rejected negligence in a 2016 crash that killed 66 people. Read more…
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