Here are your top 10 stories to inform you about what is happening around the African continent.
‘It’s a nightmare!’ SA’s Transnet works to restore system after cyber-attack
South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm said on Tuesday it was working to restore systems following a major cyber-attack last week that hit the country’s key port terminals. Read more…
Passengers left stranded as Mango suspends all flights ‘until further notice’
Mango ticket holders were left stranded at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo and Cape Town international airports after the airline suspended all flights and services from Tuesday “until further notice”. Read more…
Don’t give Springboks ‘get-out-of-jail card’, Gatland tells Lions
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland said on Tuesday he had picked a team for the second Test aimed at preventing the Springboks from getting back into the three-match series. Read more…
Zimbabwe law seeks to bar doctors, nurses from going on strike
The Zimbabwean government has introduced a bill that seeks to bar doctors and nurses from embarking on a strike that lasts longer than three days, reports say. Read more…
Nigerian kidnappers seize ransom envoy
An envoy who delivered a ransom payment for the release of more than 100 Nigerian children abducted in May has himself been kidnapped, the headteacher of their Islamic school said on Monday. Read more…
Leader of Tanzanian opposition party Freeman Mbowe charged with terrorism
A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, with terrorism-related offences, following his arrest that drew international concern and criticism of the country’s new president. Read more…
DRC students protest after alleged police killing of maskless classmate
Police confronted protesters at the University of Kinshasa on Monday where students gathered to condemn the alleged police killing of one of their classmates. Read more…
Equatorial Guinea closes UK embassy over sanctions against president’s son
Equatorial Guinea closed its embassy in London on Monday, four days after Britain imposed sanctions against the jet-setting son of its veteran president over corruption allegations. Read more…
Oil firm says received request to fund coup in Madagascar
Oil firm Benchmark Group said on Monday it had been approached for funds to topple Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina, days after the government said it had foiled an assassination plot. Read more…
Murderous Libyan gangster ‘shot dead’
A Libyan militia gang leader accused of major human rights violations has been shot dead at a farm in the eastern city of Benghazi, a military source said on Tuesday. Read more…
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