Africa: Over 225,000 Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent
As of December 17, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 9,090,268 while over 171,295,084 vaccinations have…
Average number of daily cases over 20 000 in SA’s fourth COVID-19 wave: Phaahla
A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 during a community testing. Health Minister, Joe Phaahla says South Africa is…
DRC anti-graft chief says $530m mining payments missing
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank has failed to account for $530-million that State mining company Gecamines says it…
Tunisia: Debt – Tunisia Should Initiate New Social Compact – Analysis
An analysis conducted by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and erlassjahr.de called on Tunisia to initiate a new social compact that must…
Third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit kicks off in Istanbul
The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit began Thursday with a meeting of high-level government officials in Istanbul, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said…
Ethiopia’s President hints at national dialogue to end conflict
Ethiopia is seeking more collaboration with other African countries to help its struggle with the ongoing internal conflicts. The Ethiopian…
Shell shareholders support move to the UK
Shell shareholders have overwhelmingly backed plans to switch the oil giant’s headquarters from the Netherlands to Britain after a century…
Kenya: KMPDU Urges Creation of Covid-19 Vaccine Policy to Boost Pandemic Response
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has called on the government to create a COVID-19 vaccine policy…
Why I left my newborn baby for dead: young mother ‘lost her mind’ after rape
With scores of babies dumped in dustbins, the veld and pit latrines across the country this year, a woman from…
Africa needs liberalised air market more than Kenya Airways-SAA partnership
Serial lossmakers South African Airways and Kenya Airways signed a strategic partnership framework in November as a step towards starting…
Senegal national dish added to UNESCO heritage list
The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO on Wednesday added Senegal’s national dish, a rice-and-fish platter called “thiebou dieune”, to its…
Poachers kill 24 rhinos in South Africa in two weeks
Members of the media film as a ranger performs a post mortem on the carcass of a rhino after it…
Grievances on court ruling sending Zuma back to jail must be expressed legally – Bheki Cele
Government’s justice, crime prevention and security (JCPS) cluster on Thursday cautioned that all recourse sought, in the wake of the…
U.S. alarmed by potential deployment of Russia-backed group in Mali -State Department
– The United States is “alarmed” by a possible deployment of Russia-backed Wagner Group forces in Mali, saying the private…
Prosecutor shot dead outside Umlazi Magistrate’s Court
A 36-year-old man was killed outside the Umlazi Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker…
Gambia’s opposition leader contests Barrow’s re-election
The party of Gambian opposition leader Ousainou Darboe announced Tuesday that it appealed to the Supreme Court to annul the…
French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu after nearly nine years
French army says ‘will be present in a different way’ as former colonial power draws down its military presence in…
Four arrested as Hawks dismantle clandestine drug laboratory
Members of the Hawks serious organised crime investigation team in Germiston and the K9 unit have apprehended four men allegedly…
Nigeria: Economy Steadily Recovering, but Growth Still Fragile – CBN
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Tuesday, said Nigeria’s economy is on recovery path but the growth is still fragile…
South Africa: Explainer – How South Africa’s Petrol Price Is Set
South Africa’s latest fuel price increase, which came into effect on 1 December, put the cost of petrol over the…