Death toll from Sierra Leone tanker blast rises to 144
Freetown – The blast from a fuel tanker that blew up in Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown earlier this month... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Ugandan capital hit by twin explosions in ‘attack’
Kampala – Two explosions hit Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday, injuring some people in what police termed “an attack”... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Kenya police convicted over death of British aristocrat’s son
Mombasa – A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced four police officers to prison for manslaughter over the death of... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Businessman Sani Dangote’s body set to arrive in Nigeria today for burial – reports
Cape Town – The body of Sani Dangote, the vice president of the Nigerian cement group Dangote, is set... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Death toll from attack in DRC’s Beni jumps to 38, say experts, NGO
Beni – The death toll from attacks last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo attributed to the ADF... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
‘Dangerous’ terrorists escape from Kenyan prison, police say
Nairobi – Kenyan police said on Monday that three terrorists escaped from the country’s highest security prison, including a “dangerous”... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Al Jazeera says its chief in Sudan taken to prison
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces have taken the bureau chief of Qatari-based Al Jazeera TV to prison even though the... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
14 tons of gold, rubies smuggled from Mozambique, official says
Maputo – Fourteen tons of gold, rubies and other precious minerals have been smuggled out of Mozambique so far this... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Sani Dangote dies; Heineken to acquire SA, Namibian brewers | Here are your top news headlines
Cape Town – From Nigerian cement group Dangote vice president and businessman Sani Dangote dying in the US; to... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
DRC’s Constitutional Court drops trial of ex-PM
Kinshasa – The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ruled on Monday that it had no jurisdiction... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
