Countries

Helen Zille catches Twitter fire after saying ‘ubuntu is bogus’

Cape Town – Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille has ruffled some feathers following her comments on... Read more

29 Dec, 2021

Countries

Ethiopia’s Tigray taps Muslim past in propaganda push

Beirut – Rebels from Ethiopia’s Tigray region are drawing on early Islamic history in an Arabic-language propaganda push to... Read more

29 Dec, 2021

Countries

Ugandan novelist and government critic arrested, his lawyer says

Kampala – A prominent Ugandan novelist and government critic has been arrested in Kampala, his lawyer said on Wednesday, prompting... Read more

29 Dec, 2021

Countries

Gambia court rejects challenge to Adama Barrow poll victory

Banjul – The Gambia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by the country’s main opposition to annul the... Read more

29 Dec, 2021

Countries

Deepening Somalia crisis sparks international alarm

Mogadishu – Somalia’s neighbours and Western countries have expressed alarm over an intensifying row between the country’s president and... Read more

28 Dec, 2021

Politics

Cameroon jails 47 opposition activists for ‘rebellion’

Yaoundé – A military tribunal in Cameroon has jailed dozens of opposition supporters for terms of up to seven years... Read more

28 Dec, 2021

Countries

Mali launches forum on return to civil rule

Bamako – Mali’s military-dominated government on Monday launched a four-day national forum on returning the country to civilian rule following... Read more

28 Dec, 2021

Countries

Libya parliament refuses to fix date for delayed polls

Benghazi – Libya’s parliament on Monday refused to fix a date for presidential elections meant to have taken place... Read more

28 Dec, 2021

Algeria

Algeria drops ‘protest’ case against teenage girl

Algiers – Algerian prosecutors have dropped a case against a 14-year-old girl who was facing trial in connection with the... Read more

27 Dec, 2021

Countries

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral compass

Johannesburg – South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday at the age of 90, was the moral... Read more

27 Dec, 2021