Countries Kenyan police hunt for husband of slain runner Agnes Tirop Nairobi – Kenyan police were on Thursday hunting for the husband of record-breaking runner Agnes Tirop who was stabbed... Read more 14 Oct, 2021
Business DRC making headway on corruption, says finance inspector Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo has the reputation for being one of the world’s most graft-prone countries,... Read more 14 Oct, 2021
Business Guinea’s “Conakry express” train back on track Conakry – Guinea’s “Conakry Express” train service resumed service this week after a 10-month hiatus, according to the national... Read more 14 Oct, 2021
News Eswatini police shoot protester dead during clashes Manzini – Police shot a man dead during clashes with a group of commuter bus operators protesting for political reform... Read more 14 Oct, 2021
Countries Namibia court grants citizenship to gay couple’s son born in SA Windhoek – A Namibian court on Wednesday granted citizenship to a gay couple’s two-year-old son, ending a legal battle over... Read more 14 Oct, 2021
News Mozambique hospitals extort women in labour, rights groups say Maputo – Mozambique rights groups have accused public hospitals of extortion and forcing pregnant women to pay to give birth,... Read more 14 Oct, 2021
News Kenya’s Agnes Tirop found dead; Guinea’s Doumbouya sacks 44 military brass: Here are your top news headlines Cape Town – From Kenya’s “rising star” runner Agnes Tirop being found dead with stab wounds to her stomach;... Read more 14 Oct, 2021
News At least 7 dead, 5 missing after makeshift goldmine collapses in DRC’s east Bukavu – Seven miners have died and five are missing after a makeshift goldmine collapsed in eastern Democratic Repubnlic of... Read more 13 Oct, 2021
News Women and children in Libya detention ‘at immediate risk’, says UN Tripoli – At least 1 000 women and children in detention centres in the Libyan capital are “at immediate risk”,... Read more 13 Oct, 2021
Countries Kenyan ‘rising star’ runner Agnes Tirop found dead in suspected homicide Nairobi – Kenyan double world 10 000m bronze medallist and 2015 world cross-county champion Agnes Tirop was found dead on... Read more 13 Oct, 2021