Coronavirus South Africa hits record 24 000 daily Covid-19 cases as controls tightened South Africa has recorded a record tally of new Covid-19 infections, with more than 24 000 cases in the... Read more 3 Jul, 2021
Coronavirus Sierra Leone declares curfew amid third virus wave Sierra Leon President Julius Maada Bio has announced a raft of anti-coronavirus measures, including a nationwide curfew and a... Read more 3 Jul, 2021
News Jacob Zuma mounts last-ditch legal fight against jail term South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma has mounted a last-ditch legal bid to avoid prison after the country’s top court... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
News South Africans camp outside Jacob Zuma’s home in show of support Jacob Zuma supporters gathered outside his rural home on Friday in a show of solidarity as the ex-South African... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
News Nigerian separatist leader Sunday Igboho on the run after gun battle Sunday Igboho, a Nigerian separatist activist known for stocking ethnic tensions is on the run after a police raid... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
Business Soaring food prices: Families struggle to survive in Nigeria Soaring food prices are having dramatic consequences in Nigeria as many families are being pushed into poverty, with some... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
News Foreign leaders arrive for Kenneth Kaunda state memorial in Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda, the giant of African nationalism died on June 17 at the age of 97. He succumbed to... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
News Boko Haram fighters, civilians killed in Niger, says military Thirteen Boko Haram fighters have been killed in clashes in southeast Niger while four civilians have been executed by... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
News Uhuru Kenyatta, Macron meet as Paris courts east Africa Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron have met in Paris where they discussed several... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
Coronavirus Covid-19: Delta variant spreading in Africa at record pace, says WHO The Delta variant of Coronavirus is driving the pandemic forward in Africa at record speeds, the World Health organisation... Read more 2 Jul, 2021