World / Africa

French-Australian environmentalist kidnapped in Chad 29 Oct 2022 - 08:39 pm

N'djamena: A conservationist with dual French and Australian citizenship was kidnapped by unknown individuals in Chad's northeastern Wadi Fira province on Friday, and...

Tunisia to start difficult economic reforms soon - cbank governor 29 Oct 2022 - 06:09 pm

Tunis: Tunisia will soon enact difficult economic reforms that have been delayed for years, the central bank governor said on Saturday, adding that...

South Africa minister says weekend events safe after US terror alert 28 Oct 2022 - 08:24 pm

Durban, South Africa: South Africa's police minister said on Friday several major events scheduled for this weekend would be "properly protected," days after...

Lesotho's new millionaire PM takes office 28 Oct 2022 - 07:38 pm

Maseru: Diamond tycoon and political maverick Sam Matekane on Friday took the oath as Lesotho's new prime minister at a packed soccer stadium...

Cholera preys on displaced children in flood-hit Nigerian state 28 Oct 2022 - 12:26 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Racing against time, a yellow tuk-tuk collected nine-year-old Salaeh Mohammed from an internally displaced persons camp and rushed him to a...

Museveni's son boasts he'll be Ugandan president 27 Oct 2022 - 08:40 pm

Kampala: The controversial son of Uganda's veteran leader Yoweri Museveni for the first time Thursday publicly declared his ambition to become president of...

Tanzania starts rationing water due to drought 27 Oct 2022 - 07:17 pm

Dar es Salaam: Tanzanian authorities on Thursday began rationing water in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam following a drought-induced drop in water...

Africa CDC: Ebola outbreak in Uganda "not getting out of hand" 27 Oct 2022 - 02:31 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Africa's top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was "not getting out of hand" and that...

Burkina Faso not planning to hire Russian fighters: US diplomat 26 Oct 2022 - 07:40 pm

Dakar: Burkina Faso's interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention of inviting Russian Wagner forces to fight...

US Embassy says Johannesburg may be terrorist target 26 Oct 2022 - 06:37 pm

Johannesburg: One of South Africa’s richest suburbs may be the target of a terrorist attack, according to an alert posted on the US...

Tens of thousands of Sudanese protest on coup anniversary, protester killed 25 Oct 2022 - 10:42 pm

Khartoum: Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of a coup that halted the country's transition towards democracy...

Ethiopia peace talks start in South Africa 25 Oct 2022 - 07:48 pm

JOHANNESBURG: The first formal peace talks aimed at ending two years of war between the Ethiopian army and forces from the country's northern...

Uganda: Dorm fire at school for the blind kills 11 girls 25 Oct 2022 - 03:26 pm

MUKONO, Uganda: A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 children in a rural community just outside Uganda's capital, Kampala,...

At least 11 die in Uganda blind school fire 25 Oct 2022 - 10:37 am

KAMPALA: At least eleven students died and six others were in critical condition after a fire in a school for the blind in...

Sudan's military sacks commander after tribal clashes 24 Oct 2022 - 10:54 pm

Cairo: Sudan’s ruling military sacked a commander in the southern Blue Nile province after two days of fierce tribal clashes there last week...

Kenya police begins probe after killing of Pakistani journalist 24 Oct 2022 - 07:51 pm

Kenyan authorities begun investigating a police shooting that left a widely-known Pakistani journalist dead, reigniting debate about security operations in the East African...

Congo fighting flares as hundreds shelter in convent - army, MSF 24 Oct 2022 - 05:09 pm

Goma: Fighters from the M23 rebel group clashed with the army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in a fourth day...