Cape Town – From Minister Aaron Motsoaledi speaking out on undocumented foreign nationals; to an explosion killing at least three people at a bar in Nigeria… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Young tourist details horrific ordeal during Zanzibar solo trip
Zanzibar recently topped the trending list after a Nigerian woman Zainab Oladehinde took to Twitter on Saturday to share her horrific ordeal during a trip to… Read more
DRC plans elephant safe-zone after church intrusion
Conservationists in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday they would create a safe “corridor” for elephants in a district where one caused a commotion by entering… Read more
Shutdown of Libya oil sites spreads to second terminal
Libya’s National Oil Corporation announced on Tuesday the closure of a second export terminal, paralysing the vital energy sector in a North African country gripped by political crisis…. Read more
Three killed, 19 injured in Nigeria bar attack
An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria’s northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 19, police told AFP. The blast occurred… Read more
AU urges dialogue in Ukraine conflict in call with Russian FM
African Union Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat told Russia on Tuesday that international law must be respected in the war in Ukraine and appealed for dialogue to end… Read more
Kenyan-born Bahraini runner found dead in running hub
A Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete was found dead in her native country on Tuesday, an incident that has revived memories of the killing last year of record-breaking distance… Read more
Toll hits 448 in KwaZulu-Natal floods, relief effort falters
South Africa’s government on Tuesday sought to reassure a worried public about efforts to help the east coast, where millions remained without water more than a week… Read more
WATCH | Minister Aaron Motsoaledi speaks on illegal foreign national
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has slammed undocumented foreign nationals, saying that South Africa is the only sovereign country in the world where “rascals” who have… Read more
Lerato Moipone Molapo, best known as ‘Lira’, is recovering in South Africa after she suffered a stroke while away for a performance in Germany. Lira’s family… Read more
Hosts Ivory Coast can win 2023 AFCON, says former star Kalou
Former Ivory Coast star Salomon Kalou believes his country have “a good chance to win” the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations when they host the tournament during… Read more
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