South African inflation at 7.8%, the highest rate in 13 years
South Africa’s inflation hit a new record high of 7.8% year-on-year in July, its highest level in 13 years, driven mainly by rising food, transport […]
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Release of the four nuns kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen have freed four nuns they abducted in southeastern Nigeria on Sunday, police said Wednesday. The four nuns, abducted near the town of Okigwe in […]
New US ambassador arrived at Khartoum after 25 years
The first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years took up his post on Wednesday in the northeast African country, a new sign of relax […]
China waived debt for 17 African countries
On the occasion of a coordination meeting on Sino-African cooperation last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recalled China’s commitments to the continent, and praised […]
Kenya: Odinga has filed an online appeal to the Supreme Court
Raila Odinga, the runner-up in Kenya’s August 9 presidential election, has filed an online appeal to the Supreme Court challenging the results, one of his […]
Four nuns kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria
Gunmen abducted four Catholic nuns in Imo state, in southeastern Nigeria, where kidnappings for ransom are rife, police said on Monday. “Four Catholic sisters were […]
The remains of former Angolan President José Eduardo Dos Santos have arrived in Luanda
A plane from Barcelona, Spain, with the body of the former president on board landed in the Angolan capital on Saturday evening, journalists noted. About […]
Death toll in Hayat Hotel attack in Mogadishu rises to 21
The death toll from a 30-hour attack on a Mogadishu hotel by radical Islamists, which ended around midnight on Saturday, has risen to 21 civilians […]
Spanish court awards custody of Dos Santos body to his widow
While the return of the body of former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos to his family was initially blocked, a Spanish court has ruled […]
Two Somaliland journalists arrested while covering protests
The hunt for journalists continues in Somaliland, a self-proclaimed independent Republic in the Horn of Africa. Two journalists covering protests last week were arrested and […]