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Rioting and looting: SA businesses plundered in ‘economic sabotage’, says minister

Thousands of businesses in South Africa are estimated to have been plundered in what the acting minister in the... Read more

16 Jul, 2021

Bamako – A Malian priest – the last of a group of five Catholics kidnapped in mid-June – has been... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Brazzaville – Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43% in the space of a week, driven by a lack... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Kano – At least seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday in a crush during... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Kigali – Rwanda will put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under lockdown from Saturday... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Nairobi – Kenyan riot police on Wednesday fired tear gas at students protesting a decision by a top university to... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Banjul – A Gambian court sentenced an ally of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh to death on Wednesday for his role in... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Yaounde – A prominent Cameroonian journalist and a person close to him will appear in court on “pimping” charges... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Cape Town – Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s legal team, is on Thursday expected to visit him at... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Abidjan – The lack of access to vaccines in Africa is “unacceptable”, World Bank number two Axel van Trotsenburg said... Read more

15 Jul, 2021