Another S/African sacked minister resigns as MP
Another sacked South African Cabinet Minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, has resigned from his position as a Member of Parliament. Mr Ramatlhodi was Minister of Public Service Read more
Another sacked South African Cabinet Minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, has resigned from his position as a Member of Parliament. Mr Ramatlhodi was Minister of Public Service Read more
Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, along with 227 new members, the Academy announced today. Read more
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been charged with treason, police said Wednesday, after he allegedly refused to give way to President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade Read more
Egyptian security forces killed seven suspected Islamic State militants in a shootout on Monday as they were meeting to plan attacks on minority Christians, the Read more
Niger security forces killed 57 members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram who attacked a village in the southeastern Diffa region overnight, the defence ministry Read more
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is reporting a disturbing new trend in people smuggling in Libya – migrants being bought and sold as slaves. Read more
At least 16 people were killed in the South Sudanese town of Wau on Monday, said the United Nations, as witnesses said ethnic militiamen went Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing forward with plans to sell up to a dozen aircraft and jets to Nigeria’s air force for the fight Read more
South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday described last week’s protests demanding that he resign as racist, as he fought back against the criticism that Read more
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — A Lebanese registered ship hijacked off the cast of war-torn Somalia has been freed, says a shipping expert. The pirates who boarded the Read more
The new Somali army chief, General Ahmed Mohamed Jimale Irfid, has survived a suicide car bomb attack that killed at least 15 people near his Read more
The fan favourite, Efe has won the grand finale of the Reality TV show, the Big Brother Nigeria, otherwise known as #BBNaija. He won with a Read more
Eritrea has once again found itself on the wrong side of international norms as a U.N. report accused the East African country of violating an Read more
PARIS – Kenya’s Paul Lonyangata won the Paris marathon, clocking two hours six minutes and 10 seconds over 42.195km on a bright morning on Sunday. Lonyangata Read more
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who is due to visit Egypt this month, on Sunday condemned the blast that killed at least 21 people and Read more
South Africa’s tender for the estimated 1 trillion-rand ($72 billion) expansion of its nuclear power plants will begin in June when state utility Eskom requests Read more
Islamic State was responsible for two church bombings in Egypt on Sunday that killed at least 36 and injured over 100, the group’s news agency Read more
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita replaced his prime minister late on Saturday, naming the defense minister to head the government of the West African nation, Read more
At least 36 people were killed and more than 100 injured in bomb attacks on two Coptic churches on Palm Sunday, in Egypt. The attacks Read more
By Ahmed Tolba and Mohamed Abdellah | CAIRO At least 21 people were killed and 50 injured on Sunday when an explosion rocked a Coptic Read more
A Nigerian orthopedic doctor residing in Texas, United States of America has been accused of sexually assaulting at least two patients in his office. The Read more
Contentious decisions on African football’s television rights and tournament hosting agreements will be reviewed in the coming months, new Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Read more
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila named a former member of the largest opposition party as prime minister on Friday, a move likely to Read more
A Nigerian auto mechanic, Rasak Ajao, was allegedly killed by some South Africans in Polokwane, Limpopo Province yesterday April 6th, the Nigerian High Commission in South Read more
Gambian President Adama Barrow’s United Democratic Party (UDP) has won Thursday’s parliamentary election, taking 31 seats in the 53-member parliament, the electoral commission announced Friday. Read more
MOGADISHU – A roadside bomb killed 10 people in a minibus in southern Somalia on Thursday, a military officer and residents said, blaming Islamist militants Read more
Liverpool winger Sadio Mane requires knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday. “Pretty sure Mane needs Read more
Protesters are gathering in major South African cities calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down after the sacking of a respected finance minister. Crowds Read more
A new report from a Russian online cyber security firm, Kaspersky, has observed that North Korean hackers are attacking banks in 18 countries, including Nigeria. Read more
A French soldier was killed in Mali after a clash with armed militants, French President Francois Hollande’s office said on Thursday, highlighting instability in the Read more
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