This star player is inspiring a new generation of athletes through basketball
The Gabonese basketball star said the sport made her feel “free,” and she learned to play the game after a…
Libya’s neighbours meet in Algiers in bid to diffuse crisis
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 18:05Modified: 23/01/2020 – 18:05 Libya’s neighbours came together Thursday in Algiers as part of international efforts…
Zimbabweans face a bleak 2020 as economic crisis deepens
Mautsa’s only customer offered to buy a wheelbarrow of sand — a key ingredient in household construction works — at…
Malian army says six soldiers killed, several wounded in overnight attack
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 13:32Modified: 23/01/2020 – 13:35 Six soldiers were killed and several were wounded in an overnight attack…
South African KFC wedding couple had their dream wedding in December 2019
Mkansi, 37, proposed to Soldaat, 28, midway through their meal at a KFC restaurant in South Africa. Since the video…
Billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s ex-president, charged with fraud
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 10:16Modified: 23/01/2020 – 10:19 Angola’s billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged in…
Nigerian sisters conjoined at the chest and abdomen separated and ready to go home.
Mercy and Goodness Ede are now well enough to go home six weeks after surgery, according to pediatric surgeon Emmanuel…
Measles kills 6,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s worst outbreak
In a statement Tuesday, the organization called on international partners and agencies to increase resources to fight what it called…
A majority of Nigerians and Kenyans have confidence in President Trump, according to Pew research
While international confidence in Trump’s handling of world affairs has flagged across Europe and most of the rest of the…
Lesotho’s PM questioned over ex-wife’s murder
Issued on: 22/01/2020 – 23:12Modified: 22/01/2020 – 23:12 In tonight’s edition: Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been questioned by…
Libya’s renegade general declares ceasefire, ending nine-month attack on capital
The conditional ceasefire in the western region of the country — including Tripoli — started at 12:01 a.m. local time…
Libya peace talks in Moscow fall short of deal
Issued on: 14/01/2020 – 03:26 Libya’s warring leaders made some progress at indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday but…
Friends and family of teenage Ivorian stowaway struggle to grasp his death
Issued on: 14/01/2020 – 11:03Modified: 14/01/2020 – 11:05 Laurent Barthelemy Ani Guibahi was 14 and dreamed of becoming a scientist.…
Refilwe Ledwaba is on a mission to change the face of aviation in Africa
“This is my favorite aircraft. It’s called a King Air 200. I’ve got approximately 100 hours of flying on this…
Macron calls on US in anti-jihadist fight in Sahel, but solutions lie in Africa and may not be military
At the end of a recent summit on the Sahel, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged extra troops and called on…
Sudan reopens airspace after military crushes armed revolt
Issued on: 15/01/2020 – 10:57Modified: 15/01/2020 – 10:57 Sudan said it reopened its airspace on Wednesday after an armed revolt…
Sudan’s ‘predicted nightmare’ revolt highlights risks to democratic transition
A deadly revolt Tuesday by Sudanese security forces protesting against their severance packages has underscored the importance of reforming and…
Attack on Fulani village in Mali kills over a dozen in latest spate of ethnic violence
Issued on: 17/01/2020 – 02:35Modified: 17/01/2020 – 02:35 Fourteen people were killed and two wounded on Thursday in an attack…
Libya strongman Haftar in Greece for talks ahead of Berlin peace conference
Issued on: 17/01/2020 – 09:44Modified: 17/01/2020 – 09:44 Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar will hold talks in Athens on Friday,…
Libya’s pro-Haftar forces block oil exports from key ports
Issued on: 18/01/2020 – 16:02Modified: 18/01/2020 – 16:03 Forces loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Saturday blocked oil exports…