Cape Town – From President Cyril Ramaphosa updating SA on the devastating floods in KZN; to Libya announcing the closure of operations in major oil fields… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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LIVE | WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa addresses SA on govt’s response to #KZNFloods
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses SA on government’s response to the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal. Read more…
CAR conflict special court: a breakthrough facing challenges
Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court, a hybrid court of local and foreign magistrates charged with trying war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since 2003, opens its first trial o Tuesday, seven years after its formation. Read more…
A year after Chad coup, junta’s promises start to fade
Prospects of a swift return to civilian rule in Chad seem to be fading nearly a year after the son of the country’s veteran leader took the helm after his father died fighting rebels. Read more…
Shabaab claims mortar attack as Somalia’s new parliament meets
Somalia’s parliament came under mortar fire on Monday as the country’s newly elected lawmakers were meeting for only the second time since taking office, an attack claimed by the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab. Read more…
Mali takes delivery of two more Russian combat helicopters
Mali’s ruling junta on Monday announced the delivery of two more combat helicopters and surveillance radars from Russia as the West African nation tackles a bloody jihadist insurgency. Read more…
Key Libyan oil export port closed amid shutdown ‘wave’
Libya’s National Oil Corporation announced on Monday the closure of operations in major oil fields after staff in the key export terminal of Zueitina were blocked from working. Read more…
German tourist injured, rescued after falling on Lion’s Head Mountain in Cape Town
A German tourist visiting Cape Town was reportedly airlifted to safety after falling on Lion’s Head Mountain while trying to retrieve an item dropped by another hiker. Read more…
SEE | Jacob Zuma’s daughter celebrates dad’s 80th birthday with a R10k bottle of Tequila
Former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla set tongues wagging last week when she took to Twitter to post a bottle of Don Julio 1942 Tequila as part of her father’s birthday celebrations. Read more…
What’s behind KwaZulu-Natal flood disaster
South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours. Read more…
Banned Kenya and Zimbabwe to be included in 2023 AFCON draw
Kenya and Zimbabwe will be included in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw on Tuesday in Johannesburg despite being banned by FIFA over government interference. Read more…
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