Ethiopia launches air strike on Tigray’s ‘western front’
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s military launched an air strike on a rebel-held facility in Tigray’s west on Sunday, a... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
Ugandan president says deadly blast a ‘terrorist act’
Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one person and... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
Sudan pro-civilian rule faction warns of ‘creeping coup’
Khartoum – A Sudanese faction calling for a transfer of power to civilian rule warned Saturday of a “creeping coup”,... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South African HIV fears
Johannesburg – Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa,... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
Eswatini king calls for calm; Mourners bid farewell to Agnes Tirop | Here are your top news headlines
Cape Town – From Eswatini’s King Mswati III calling for calm after African mediation; to mourners bidding bid farewell... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
UN cancels Tigray flights after Ethiopia government airstrike
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s latest aerial bombardment of Tigray’s capital city on Friday injured 11 civilians and forced a... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
Mourners pay homage to slain Kenyan running star Agnes Tirop
Mosoriot – Olympic running greats came together on Saturday to bid farewell to rising Kenyan star Agnes Tirop, whose murder... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
Rights group blasts ‘sham’ Cameroon trial over child killings
Yaounde – Human Rights Watch on Friday derided as a “sham” a trial which saw four men sentenced to death... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
127 Gambians fly home in first Libya evacuation in months
Tripoli – A group of Gambian migrants stranded in Libya have been repatriated, the United Nations’ migration agency said Friday,... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
SEE | Liberian teen who returned $50 000 named ‘integrity ambassador’
Monrovia – A Liberian teen who found $50 000 but returned the money to its owner has been named an... Read more
23 Oct, 2021
