Israel attains long-sought observer status at African Union
Addis Ababa – Israel has been granted official observer status at the African Union, officials said on Thursday, a goal... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
First group of Zimbabweans to be deported from UK arrive home
Harare – The first group among dozens of Zimbabweans slated for deportation from Britain landed in the southern African country... Read more
23 Jul, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers free three students abducted in restive northwest
Kano – Kidnappers who abducted 121 students from a school in volatile northwest Nigeria this month have freed three... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Tight security in Nkandla as Jacob Zuma attends brother’s funeral
Soldiers manned the road leading to former South African president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home where he is attending his... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Morocco threatens legal action over spyware allegations
Rabat – Morocco’s government on Wednesday threatened legal action against anyone accusing it of using the Israeli spyware programme Pegasus,... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
‘A racist thing’: Mourning blacks blast South Africa vigilantism
Inanda – Loud sobs drowned out dirges sounding from speakers as a flower-covered coffin arrived for a funeral service... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Assassination bid on Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina foiled
Antananarivo – The prosecutor general’s office in Madagascar has said it foiled an assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina,... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Hundreds in Uganda given fake coronavirus vaccines, health officials say
Kampala – At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines – some injected with water – in... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
SA’s jailed Jacob Zuma to attend brother’s funeral
Durban – South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma was granted compassionate leave from prison on Thursday so he can... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
Corruption trial for Mozambique ex-leader’s son set for August
Maputo – Nineteen defendants including a former president’s son linked to a massive corruption scandal that plunged Mozambique into its... Read more
22 Jul, 2021
