News

Neglected eastern Sudan tribes in ‘quest for justice’

Port Sudan – Under the harsh rule of ex-president Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s eastern tribes felt abandoned and neglected, even taking... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Countries

Sex, hope and activism: Meet ‘Uganda’s rudest woman’

Kampala – Her sexually explicit protests have been likened to pornography, but Ugandan activist and writer Stella Nyanzi says... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Business

Helium: South Africa strikes new ‘gold’

Virginia – In a grassy plain in South Africa, once the world’s largest gold producer, prospectors have stumbled upon... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Countries

Nigerian youths protest a year after bloody crackdown

Lagos – Nigerian youths held memorial protests in Lagos and Abuja on Wednesday, one year after security forces violently... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

News

Nigerian army kills 50 ‘bandits’ in the northwest

Lagos – Nigerian helicopter gunships have killed more than 50 “bandits” during an operation in the restive northwest, regional... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Business

East Sudan protests snarl trade, deepen economic woes

Port Sudan – Hundreds of trucks packed with goods stand idle in Port Sudan, dozens of container ships lie... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

News

At least 50 killed after vehicle falls into DRC river, sources say

Lubumbashi – At least 50 people were killed when the vehicle they were in plunged into a river in... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Countries

South Africa cracks down on online dating scam

Johannesburg – South African law enforcement agencies on Tuesday arrested eight foreign nationals in Cape Town for allegedly stealing $6.9... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Countries

‘We will come after you,’ Cyril Ramaphosa warns Mozambique jihadists at Machel memorial

Mbuzini – South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday marked the 35th anniversary of the death of Mozambique’s first president... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Coronavirus

Slow start to Burundi’s Covid vaccine campaign

Nairobi – Only a trickle of Burundians have turned up to get a Covid-19 shot since the country launched a... Read more

19 Oct, 2021