Ethiopia insists airspace safe after US warning
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia insisted on Friday that its airspace was safe after the United States warned of a possible... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
South Africa sees ‘deeply disturbing’ crime increase
Johannesburg – South Africa has experienced a “deeply disturbing” increase in rape and murder, partially explained by deadly riots in... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought, says UN
Nairobi – Somalia’s “rapidly worsening” drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Biden to hold Africa summit to boost US ties
Abuja – US President Joe Biden plans to hold a summit with African leaders to show US commitment to the... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Blinken says US can benefit Africa amid rising Chinese influence
Abuja – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that the United States considers Africa a “major geopolitical... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
‘Oldest’ jewellery in history unveiled in Morocco
Rabat – Archaeologists in Morocco on Thursday unveiled what they said was the oldest jewellery in the world, perforated seashells... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Kenya boosts security after recapture of ‘dangerous’ escapees
Nairobi – Kenya on Thursday announced heightened security measures after the recapture of three “dangerous” inmates who had escaped... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
UK’s Charles takes inter-faith, climate mission to Egypt
Cairo – Britain’s Prince Charles met Egypt’s president and the head of Sunni Islam’s prestigious Al-Azhar institution on Thursday in... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
African, US envoys back in Ethiopia in push to end war
Addis Ababa – Top diplomats from the African Union and United States returned to Ethiopia on Thursday as part of... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Kenya sacks top prison boss; At least 15 shot dead in Sudan’s anti-coup protests | Here are your top news headlines
Cape Town – From Kenya’s president sacking the country’s top prisons boss; to Sudanese security forces shooting dead at... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
