Colombian nun kidnapped by Mali jihadists in 2017 freed
Bamako – A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadists in Mali more than four years ago has been... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Over 100 dead or missing after vessels capsize in DRC
Kinshasa – Over 100 people are dead or missing after nine interlocked canoes sank this week in the Democratic... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Foundation speaks on Jacob Zuma; Gas explosions kill 6 Chinese in Zim: Here are your top news headlines
From the Jacob Zuma foundation describing the former president as “a symbol of the oppression of the people of... Read more
10 Oct, 2021
Guards shoot dead six migrants at Libya detention centre – IOM
Tripoli – Guards shot dead six migrants at an overcrowded Tripoli detention facility on Friday, the International Organisation for... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
Gas explosions kill six Chinese nationals at Zimbabwe mine
Harare – Six Chinese nationals and two Zimbabweans have been killed in gas explosions at a nickel mine in northern... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
DRC records Ebola case five months after last outbreak
Kinshasa – One Ebola case has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, five months after the latest epidemic... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
Nigeria troops arrest Nollywood actor over separatist incitement
Lagos – Nigerian troops have arrested a well-known Nollywood actor for allegedly inciting support for a banned separatist movement... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
Sierra Leone abolishes ‘inhumane’ death penalty
Freetown – Sierra Leone’s president on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, declaring the West African country... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
Jacob Zuma ‘is a symbol of the oppression of people in SA’, says foundation
Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma is “a symbol of the oppression of the people of South Africa”,... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
SA’s digital vaccine certificate; Nigeria’s $39.8bn budget: Here are your top news headlines
Cape Town – From South Africa officially launching its first phase of the digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate, to Nigeria’s... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
