Cape Town – From Zimbabwe vendors battling toe-trafficking rumours; to two lifeless male bodies being found in hold of Air Algerie plane… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Zimbabwe vendors battle toe-trafficking rumours
Salespeople in and around a Zimbabwe mall have been wearing sandals all week to defy rumours that they are involved in the alleged trade of human toes for witchcraft, one of them said on Saturday. Read more…
Two lifeless male bodies found in hold of Air Algerie plane, police say
The bodies of two men were found in the hold of an Air Algerie plane at Algiers International Airport on Saturday, Algerian police said. Read more…
Nigeria’s Buhari seeks consensus candidate for ruling party
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged aspirants seeking the ruling party’s ticket for the top job to choose a consensus candidate ahead of its primary this week, his office said. Read more…
Muslim mob burns man to death in Nigerian capital, police say
A Muslim mob on Saturday burned a vigilante to death in the Nigerian capital after an argument with a cleric who rallied his supporters against the man, police said. Read more…
West African leaders keep sanctions on Mali, offer way out
West African leaders said on Sunday they were maintaining sanctions on Mali but could lift them if its military rulers speeded up plans to hand back power to civilians. Read more…
Sudan band’s music empowers sidelined ethnic group
Noureddine Jaber, a musician with a unique part-guitar, part-tamboura instrument, is giving voice to Sudan’s long-marginalised eastern communities through a new album. Read more…
Huge Europe-Morocco migration begins after Covid hiatus
Morocco on Sunday begins welcoming an influx of its citizens living in Europe after the pandemic led to a halt in what has been called one of the world’s biggest cross-continental migrations. Read more…
Chad junta chief orders ‘disarmament operation’ after clashes
The head of Chad’s ruling junta launched an “all-out disarmament operation” in the far north on Saturday, after 100 people died in armed clashes in the region, a presidential statement said. Read more…
Tanzania lifts ban on wildlife exports
Tanzania is temporarily rolling back a ban on wildlife exports that was in force for six years to safeguard protected animals and birds in the east African nation, the wildlife service said. Read more…
South African singer Zandie Khumalo-Gumede has vowed to support her sister Kelly Khumalo amid Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial. Read more…
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