From a 27-year-old mother and her four-year-old son being found and reunited with their family after they went missing; to Kenyan police arresting a suspect in the killing of an LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was discovered stuffed in a metal trunk, a grisly crime that has sparked national outrage… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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PICS | ‘Extremely traumatised’ – Missing mom and son found and reunited with family
A 27-year-old mother and her four-year-old son have been found and reunited with their family after they went missing on Thursday in Mpumalanga. Read more…
Kenya LGBTQ rights activist killed, suspect arrested
Kenyan police said Friday that they had arrested a suspect in the killing of an LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was discovered stuffed in a metal trunk, a grisly crime that has sparked national outrage. Read more…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked for time to “apply his mind” amid the much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle. Read more…
Mali junta leader pardons all 49 Ivorian soldiers
Mali’s junta leader on Friday pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers whose arrest in July triggered a bitter diplomatic row, a government spokesman said, just a week after the courts sentenced them. Read more…
Paul Mashatile says he’s ready to be deputy president of SA if called to do so
Newly elected ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile has reportedly announced his readiness to become the country’s deputy president if called to do so. Read more…
Wary hope for DRCongo village as M23 rebels quit base
The M23 rebel group gave back a key military base in eastern DRCongo on Friday, the latest move in its pledge to retreat from conquered territories after months of advancing toward Goma. Read more…
Gambia charges eight soldiers with treason over coup bid
The Gambian government on Friday charged eight soldiers with treason in connection with an alleged coup attempt last month, a government spokesperson said in a statement. Read more…
Cameroon court acquits five MSF workers accused of helping rebels
A military court in Cameroon has acquitted five workers with French medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) a year after they were charged with assisting a suspected separatist rebel, MSF said on Friday. Read more…
Minnie Dlamini took to social media to pay tribute to the late Peter ‘Squire’ Mancer, saying that he was one of the people who changed her life. Read more…
PICS | Connie Ferguson vacays in Dubai with the family
Beloved South African actress, Connie Ferguson has temporarily departed the shores of SA to take on the deserts of Dubai, sharing her time on vacation in the Arab country with her followers on social media. Read more…
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