Cape Town – From Cape Town International Airport being crowned the best airport in Africa; to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission accusing security forces of executing residents in Gambella… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Cape Town International Airport scoops ‘Best Airport in Africa’ at 2022 World Airports Awards
Cape Town International Airport was on Thursday crowned the best airport in Africa at the 2022 World Airports Awards held in Paris, France. Read more…
Ethiopia rights body says security forces killed civilians after rebel attack
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says Cyril Ramaphosa has brought the country into disrepute with the farm scandal and called on the president to come clean on the matter. Read more…
Nigeria’s ruling party picks ‘placeholder’ VP for 2023
Suspected jihadists have killed six Nigerian fishermen in Cameroon’s Far North region, close to the Lake Chad hideouts of insurgents, a local official and a police officer told AFP on Thursday. Read more…
A law enforcement officer, who allegedly killed a homeless man early this year, is reportedly still employed by the City of Cape Town. Read more…
Key Nigeria state vote could be major pointer
Voters in southwestern Nigeria’s Ekiti state will go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new governor in what could be a bellwether for who wins next year’s presidential election. Read more…
Nigeria church attack families hold funeral mass
Families of victims from a church attack this month in southwest Nigeria on Friday held a funeral mass for the 40 people killed in the gun and bomb assault. Read more…
SA govt to meet with protesting truck drivers
The South African government is set to meet with truckers following a protest on Thursday in which truck drivers blocked the crucial N3 Toll Route which links the inland provinces with the port cities of Durban and Richards Bay. Read more…
SA proud as Black Coffee is credited in Drake’s new album
South African Award-winning deejay Nkosinathi Maphumulo, better known as “DJ Black Coffee”, has made Mzansi proud after producing and writing three songs on Drake’s new album, Honestly, Nevermind. Read more…
Young SA footballer dies after collapsing on the pitch during a match
A 26-year-old football player from KwaZulu-Natal, Anele Gasa, reportedly died on Thursday afternoon during a football match. Read more…
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