Sierra Leone declares curfew amid third virus wave
Sierra Leon President Julius Maada Bio has announced a raft of anti-coronavirus measures, including a nationwide curfew and a... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma mounts last-ditch legal fight against jail term
South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma has mounted a last-ditch legal bid to avoid prison after the country’s top court... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia says won’t ‘suffocate’ Tigray as UN clamours for access
Ethiopia has rejected charges that it planned to choke off aid to war-hit Tigray after rebels took control of... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
UPDATE | Troops on patrol in eSwatini after violent protests
eSwatini troops are patrolling the streets of the capital Mbabane, as calm returns after days of pro-democracy protests that... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
South Africans camp outside Jacob Zuma’s home in show of support
Jacob Zuma supporters gathered outside his rural home on Friday in a show of solidarity as the ex-South African... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Kenneth Kaunda: Zambians give handkerchief salute to fallen statesman
Mourners waving white handkerchiefs, Kenneth Kaunda’s trademark symbol, gathered at a Lusaka stadium on Friday for a state memorial... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Fall of Tigray capital marks new phase of Ethiopia war
Tigray capital Mekele’s fall after rebel fighters stunned the world this week by retaking the city, marked a new... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma to address South Africans this weekend
Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa is set to address the nation over the weekend on developments... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
Soaring food prices: Families struggle to survive in Nigeria
Soaring food prices are having dramatic consequences in Nigeria as many families are being pushed into poverty, with some... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
UPDATE | AU chief slams deadly violence in eSwatini
eSwatini deadly violence has been condemned by the African Union Commission, with the chairperson Moussa Fake Mahamat urging constructive... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
