Cape Town – From the ANC insiders reportedly saying that Cyril Ramaphosa is ‘unlikely to take action’ against Minister Lindiwe Sisulu; to Mali’s ex-leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dying at the age of 76… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Student ‘seriously wounded’ in DRC army op: medic
At least one student was “seriously wounded” on Saturday when an army air strike hit a school in the troubled northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said. Read more…
Police investigate after intruder shot and wounded at SABC’s Bloemfontein premises
A man was reportedly shot and wounded after he was allegedly found inside the SABC building in Bloemfontein in the early hours of Sunday. Read more…
Mali ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies aged 76, his family says
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led the West African country from 2013 until he was ousted in a coup in 2020, died at the age of 76 in the capital Bamako on Sunday, his family said. Read more…
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille has claimed that the extension of the national State of Disaster has nothing to do with Covid-19, but an attempt by the government to maintain “centralised control”. Read more…
Somali government spokesperson wounded in jihadist attack
A Somali government spokesperson was wounded on Sunday in an attack by the al-Shabaab jihadist group, though his wounds are “not serious,” the prime minister’s office said. Read more…
ANC insiders say Cyril Ramaphosa ‘unlikely to take action’ against Minister Lindiwe Sisulu
ANC insiders have reportedly indicated that President Cyril Ramaphosa is unlikely to take action against Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, following her attack on the country’s judiciary and the constitution. Read more…
Sudan revokes licence of Al Jazeera live TV unit
Sudan has revoked the licence of Al Jazeera Mubasher, part of the Qatar-based network, accusing it of “unprofessional” TV coverage of anti-coup protests, the channel said on Sunday. Read more…
Mali to oppose ‘illegal sanctions’ in international courts
Mali has said it will seek to overturn in international courts what Bamako calls “illegal sanctions” imposed by a West African economic bloc over delays to the country’s elections. Read more…
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