Death toll on gold mine convoy in Burkina rises to six
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso on Monday raised to six the death toll from a weekend ambush of a convoy... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Heavily armed gunmen free 240 inmates from Nigerian prison
Abuja – Heavily armed gunmen stormed a jail in Nigeria’s central Kogi state overnight, freeing scores of inmates, a prison... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Villagers lynch two women in DRC over witchcraft claims
Bukavu – Congolese villagers lynched two women accused of witchcraft, adding to three people already killed for the same reason... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
British American Tobacco made ‘questionable payments’ to 10 African countries – watchdog
Johannesburg – Tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) allegedly made hundreds of “questionable payments” in 10 African countries over five... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Zuma’s parole saga, dozens of abducted kids freed in Nigeria: Here are your top news headlines
From Cyril Ramaphosa being alleged to have given national commissioner of correctional services Arthur Fraser the green light to... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Dozens of abducted students freed in NW Nigeria after army offensive
Kano – Nigerian gunmen have freed dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped this month in northwest Zamfara State, the local government... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
Cyril Ramaphosa ‘gave Fraser the green light to authorise Zuma’s release from prison’ – report
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa was reportedly aware of national commissioner of correctional services Arthur Fraser’s decision to... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
Gunmen kill 12 in attack on Nigeria military base in northwest, security sources say
Kano – Gunmen have killed 12 Nigerian security forces members in a weekend attack on a military base in northwest... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
Jihadists kill five soldiers in an ambush in central Mali
Bamako – Jihadists killed five Malian soldiers in an ambush in central Mali on Sunday, the Malian army said. A... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
Armed groups killing, recruiting more children in Niger, Amnesty says
Abidjan – Increasing numbers of children are being killed or targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at... Read more
13 Sep, 2021
