Cape Town – From the body of Desmond Tutu lying in state at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town; to Niger ordering the expulsion of eight Rwandans linked to the country’s 1994 genocide… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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WATCH | Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town
The body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu was carried on Thursday into a historic cathedral where he once railed against white rule to allow South Africans to bid farewell to the anti-apartheid icon. Read more…
Guests to cough up R1.2m to sit next to Cyril Ramaphosa at ANC gala dinner
Guests at the African National Congress (ANC)’s gala dinner will have to cough up a whopping R1.2 million to have the privilege of sitting next to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Read more…
Four soldiers killed in Mali attack, army says
Four Malian soldiers were killed and around a dozen others were wounded when they were attacked in the west of the county, the army said on Thursday. Read more…
A video showing former president Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, cleaning up a neighbourhood in Newlands East, Durban has gone viral on social media. Read more…
Fear of hidden mines hangs over conflict-hit Central African Republic
“We are afraid. We cannot know where the mines are hidden.” It is a common refrain in conflict-wracked northwestern Central African Republic, where fear of being killed or maimed by explosive devices laid by rebels stalks the land. Read more…
Gabon detains taekwondo coach over alleged paedophilia
Gabon has detained a taekwondo coach suspected of abusing underage boys in his care, a judicial source said on Wednesday. Read more…
Niger expels eight Rwandans linked to 1994 genocide
Niger has ordered the expulsion of eight Rwandans linked to the east African country’s 1994 genocide, just a month after they were welcomed in the capital Niamey, according to a ministerial order seen by AFP on Wednesday. Read more…
Sudan forces seal Khartoum ahead of new anti-coup rally
Sudanese security forces stepped up surveillance of Khartoum’s streets on Thursday and sealed the capital from its suburbs, as opponents of the military government prepared to hold fresh protests. Read more…
Media personality Keitumetse Naomi Noinyane, also known as K Naomi, has penned a heartfelt letter to her baby girl, as she welcomed her to the world. Read more…
India wrap up impressive first Test victory over South Africa
India completed a convincing 113-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday. Read more…
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