Cape Town – From tens of thousands of Sibanye-Stillwater mineworkers vowing to intensify strike until demands are met; to ten Burundian peacekeepers being killed in an attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists on an African Union base in Somalia… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Sibanye-stillwater mineworkers vow to intensify strike until wage demands are met
Tens of thousand of mineworkers at South African platinum and gold mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater vowed Wednesday to push ahead with their wage demands during a strike that began nearly two months ago. Read more…
Burundi says 10 Burundian peacekeepers killed in Al-Shabaab jihadists attack on AU base in Somalia
Ten Burundian peacekeepers were killed in a ferocious attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists on an African Union base in Somalia, Burundi’s army said Wednesday, the deadliest targeting AU forces in the country since 2015. Read more…
Dubbed ‘Facebook rapist’ found dead in his prison cell
Dubbed the Facebook rapist, Thabo Bester, 33, was reportedly found dead in his single cell at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein on Tuesday. Read more…
Family seeks billion euros over death of Algeria pro-democracy activist detainee
The family of an Algerian activist who died in prison last month is suing the state for manslaughter and seeking a billion euros in compensation, lawyers said on Wednesday. Read more…
Tunisia opens investigations into leaked ‘presidential aide’ recordings
Prosecutors in Tunisia have opened an investigation to determine the authenticity of recorded conversations purported to involve a former top aide criticising President Kais Saied, Tunisian media said Wednesday. Read more…
UN chief seeks to get Ukraine, Russian agriculture and fertilizer production back into world markets
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he was seeking talks to get Ukraine and Russian agriculture and fertilizer production back into world markets to help end a “three-dimensional” crisis the Ukraine invasion is causing for developing nations. Read more…
Togo president agrees to be a madiator in Mali’s political crisis: officials
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to act as a mediator in Mali’s political crisis as the West African country’s military junta faces pressure to re-establish civilian rule, their foreign ministers said. Read more…
Election influencers for hire: Kenya’s disinformation factories
In a nondescript office north of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, social media influencer Ian James Mwai constantly glances at his two mobile phones, wary of missing an opportunity to promote the political party he works for. Read more…
Media personality Somizi Mhlongo’s friend and musician Vusi Nova has reportedly revealed that he was never a fan of Somizi’s estranged husband Mohale Motaung, but rather tolerated him because his friend loved him. Read more…
WATCH | Zambian Friday Samu scores crucial goal as Maritzburg claim another prized scalp
Zambian Friday Samu scored as lowly Maritzburg United upset Royal AM 1-0 on Wednesday to leave the race for second place in the South African Premiership wide open. Read more…
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