Cape Town – From South African President Cyril Ramaphosa putting a brave face on the ANC’s worst election showing in history, denying that it constituted a defeat; to at least 26 children burning to death in a school fire in Niger… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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ANC ‘not defeated’: Cyril Ramaphosa after worst vote result
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday put up a brave face on the ruling ANC’s worst election showing in history, denying that it constituted a defeat. Read more…
At least 26 children aged between 5 and 6 die in Niger school fire
At least 26 children aged between five and six burnt to death on Monday when their straw and wood classrooms caught fire in southern Niger, seven months after a similar tragedy in the capital Niamey. Read more…
Oscar Pistorius ‘doesn’t have automatic right to be released on parole’
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius could be considered for parole, after serving half his sentence for murdering his girlfriend, an official and a lawyer said on Monday. Read more…
The African National Congress (ANC) says it has assembled a team of negotiators led by treasurer-general Paul Mashatile and deputy secretary Jessie Duarte to oversee the party’s coalition negotiations. Read more…
Sierra Leone holds mass funeral for tanker blast victims as toll hits 115
Sierra Leone on Monday held a mass burial for dozens of victims of the fuel-tanker explosion that ripped through the capital Freetown and killed at least 115 people, according to the latest toll. Read more…
Nearly 17m Nigerians face food insecurity, says report
Nearly 17 million Nigerians are projected to be either at crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity next year, according to a major report. Read more…
Burkina soldier, 15 jihadists killed in weekend battle
One Burkina Faso soldier and around 15 jihadists died in fighting over the weekend, the army of the west African nation said on Monday. Read more…
Mali junta ‘regrets’ West African sanctions
Mali said on Monday it regretted sanctions imposed by the West African regional bloc Ecowas on some members of the ruling junta which staged two military coups in less than a year. Read more…
Rhino horn NFT going on auction in South Africa
The world’s first rhino horn NFT goes on auction in South Africa this week to raise funding for conservation efforts, the company that created the digital replica said on Monday. Read more…
Miss SA 2021 Lalela Mswane has come under fire from anti-apartheid activists and organisations after it was confirmed that she will be competing in the Miss Universe pageant which will be held in Israel next month. Read more…
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