News At least 7 women crushed to death in Nigeria aid handout Kano – At least seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday in a crush during... Read more 15 Jul, 2021
Coronavirus Rwanda locks down capital as Covid cases surge Kigali – Rwanda will put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under lockdown from Saturday... Read more 15 Jul, 2021
News Kenyan police tear gas protesting university students Nairobi – Kenyan riot police on Wednesday fired tear gas at students protesting a decision by a top university to... Read more 15 Jul, 2021
News Ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh’s ally sentenced to death for murder Banjul – A Gambian court sentenced an ally of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh to death on Wednesday for his role in... Read more 15 Jul, 2021
News Cameroon sex tape: Journalist faces ‘pimping’ accusation Yaounde – A prominent Cameroonian journalist and a person close to him will appear in court on “pimping” charges... Read more 15 Jul, 2021
News Jailed Jacob Zuma ‘would have called for calm’ if he had means, minister says Cape Town – Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s legal team, is on Thursday expected to visit him at... Read more 15 Jul, 2021
Coronavirus Lack of vaccines in Africa ‘unacceptable’, World Bank says Abidjan – The lack of access to vaccines in Africa is “unacceptable”, World Bank number two Axel van Trotsenburg said... Read more 15 Jul, 2021
News Court releases former DRC PM from brief house arrest Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday reversed its decision to place former prime minister Augustin... Read more 15 Jul, 2021
News WATCH | Liberian minister provokes anger as he splashes expensive champagne on luxury car Cape Town – A junior minister, James Emmanuel Potter, has provoked anger amongst Liberians after a video of him... Read more 14 Jul, 2021
News British and Irish Lions reassured on safety amid looting and arson in SA Johannesburg – The British and Irish Lions have been reassured of their safety amid a mounting death toll related... Read more 14 Jul, 2021