The graft trial of former president Jacob Zuma, scheduled to resume this week, will be delayed by 10 days, and Nigerian troops backed by gunships and fighter jets are carrying out an offensive against kidnap gangs in a northwestern state… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Cyril Ramaphosa hails placement of Zuma on medical parole, wishes him ‘a quick recovery’
South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday hailed the placement of his jailed predecessor Jacob Zuma on medical parole as opposition and other groups suspected it was a political move and demanded answers. Read more…
Nigeria troops carry out offensive against kidnap gangs in northwest
Nigerian troops backed by gunships and fighter jets are carrying out an offensive against kidnap gangs in a northwestern state, where the authorities have shut down telecom services, security sources and locals say. Read more…
Jacob Zuma’s graft trial to be delayed again – prosecutors
The graft trial of former president Jacob Zuma, scheduled to resume this week, will be delayed by 10 days, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, following the ex-president’s placement on medical parole. Read more…
Who’s left of the Gaddafi clan and where are they?
Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed in the 2011 uprising, but several of his family members survived. Nearly a decade on from the dictator’s gruesome slaying, what has happened to them? Read more…
South Africa economy grows for fourth consecutive quarter
South Africa recorded a fourth consecutive quarter of economic growth between April and June, the national statistics agency said on Tuesday, while warning the current quarter could be less rosy because of violent looting in July. Read more…
Guinea putschists promise to free ‘political detainees’
Putschists who seized power in Guinea at the weekend have pledged to release “political detainees” held under ex-president Alpha Conde and repeated a vow to hold talks on forming a new government. Read more…
G7 calls on Tunisia president Kais Saied to wind back power grab
Ambassadors from G7 countries have urged Tunisia’s President Kais Saied to name a prime minister and allow parliament to resume, after he suspended the body in a July 25 power grab. Read more…
UN denies Sudan refugee camps used as bolthole for Tigray rebels
The UN on Tuesday denied claims that refugee camps in Sudan were being used by Ethiopian rebels as a bolthole after Ethiopian officials said fighters had been caught with refugee ID cards. Read more…
South Africa rejigs vote calendar after delay bid fails
South Africa’s electoral commission has unveiled a timeline for controversial local elections after the country’s top court snubbed its bid for a postponement to 2022 because of Covid. Read more…
Guinea’s new strongman: Combat-hardened ex-Legionnaire
Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the latest coup in Guinea, is a highly educated, combat-hardened soldier who once served in France’s Foreign Legion. Read more…
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