Cape Town – From President Cyril Ramaphosa finally talking with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky; to Nigeria’s air force ordering an inquiry after a military training aircraft crashed in Kaduna… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Togo resumes prison visits after two-year ban
Togo is to allow prison visits to resume from Friday, phasing out a two-year-old ban that was imposed to help curb the spread of coronavirus. As in… Read more
Cyril Ramaphosa, Ukraine’s Zelensky agree on ‘the need for a negotiated end to conflict’
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that he held a telephone conversation with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Ramaphosa has been calling for talks between Russia and Ukraine...Read more
Police launch manhunt after elderly couple burnt beyond recognition in Limpopo farm attack
Police in Limpopo have launched a manhunt after a 74-year-old farmer and his wife were burnt beyond recognition when robbers attacked them and set their farmhouse… Read more
South African flood victims struggle with despair
Wielding shovels, mallets and machetes, they worked for four hours to try to shift the muddy debris, hoping that vehicles could at last get through. In vain: A… Read more
Six Senegalese midwives charged over pregnant woman’s death
Six midwives in Senegal have been charged over a pregnant woman’s death in hospital this month, their lawyer said on Wednesday, in an affair that sparked outrage in… Read more
Nigeria probes crash of military aircraft that killed two
Nigeria’s air force said on Wednesday it had ordered an inquiry after a military training aircraft crashed in the restive northern state of Kaduna, claiming two lives. At… Read more
Body of woman buried under collapsed wall in Durban retrieved after days of digging
The body of a woman that had been trapped under the rubble since Monday last week in Durban North has reportedly been found. According to Times… Read more
KZN floods: SA deploys 400 of the 10 000 troops expected to assist in relief operations
South Africa’s military has so far deployed 400 of the 10 000 troops earmarked for emergency, relief and reconstruction operations in flood-stricken areas, a senior army officer… Read more
Russian military ‘advisor’ in Mali killed by road bomb
A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of the conflict-torn Sahel state, an army document and officials said… Read more
WATCH | ‘You are loved’ – Blue Mbombo welcomes her baby girl
South African media personality Blue Mbombo has taken to social media to announce, in a cute video, that she has given birth to her baby girl… Read more
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