From a mother detailing how she and her 2-year-old daughter escaped a hijacking attempt; to three aid workers being killed in South Sudan… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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A mother from Westville in KwaZulu-Natal reflected on when she and her two-year-old daughter managed to escape a hijacking attempt after hijackers shot at them last Tuesday outside her home. Read more…
Three aid workers killed in South Sudan, UN says
The United Nations said on Friday that three humanitarian workers had been murdered in South Sudan this month, expressing deep concern over a recent escalation in violence targeting aid workers. Read more…
Police have a solid case against a close teenage relative charged with the murder of Western Cape magistrate, Romay van Rooyen, says South African police minister, Bheki Cele. Read more…
Life returns to Mozambique port city after bloody jihadist rule
A year after jihadist militants were driven out of Mocimboa da Praia, the port city in northern Mozambique is slowly coming back to life. Read more…
Two teens drown in dam while Cape Town diver, 60, found dead in separate incident
Two Mpumalanga teenagers and a Western Cape diver died in separate drowning incidents, says National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI). Read more…
Court upholds Tanzania move to cordon off land to protect wildlife
A regional court on Friday ruled that Tanzania’s decision to cordon off land for wildlife protection was legal, dealing a blow to Maasai pastoralists who had protested the move, two lawyers for the community said. Read more…
WATCH | Video of students’ wedding celebrations at university residence goes viral
Traditional wedding celebrations allegedly hosted at a university residence in KwaZulu-Natal have sparked some amusement on social media. Read more…
Morocco court toughens migrants’ sentences over border tragedy
A Moroccan appeals court has beefed up prison terms against 15 African migrants involved in a June border tragedy in which two dozen migrants died, a rights group said on Friday. Read more…
WATCH | Meet the smartest pig Merlin on Tiktok!
Merlin, the pig, is quite possibly the smartest, coolest, and most well-trained pig on TikTok. Read more…
Morocco demands Adidas withdraw Algeria football tops
Morocco has asked German sportswear giant Adidas to cancel newly designed football tops for arch-rival Algeria, accusing it of appropriating “Moroccan cultural heritage”, according to a lawyer’s letter seen on Thursday. Read more…
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