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
Dozens feared dead after boat capsizes in northern Mozambique
Maputo – Search and rescue operations were under way on Friday after a boat laden with dozens of people, many... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
Kenya rejects UN court jurisdiction ahead of Somalia border ruling
Nairobi – Kenya said on Friday it rejected the jurisdiction of the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ), ahead... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
Nigeria rescues nearly 200 kidnap victims in northwest
Lagos – Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
Oil cleanup in southern Nigeria still a ‘long way’ from target
Abuja – A much-touted cleanup of oil pollution in southern Nigeria has yet to start in parts of the hotspot... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
Gurnah Nobel prize a ‘victory for Tanzania and Africa’
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s government hailed Zanzibar-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday for winning the Nobel Literature Prize, calling it a “victory”... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
