April 07, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 7, 2022
Read more »
April 06, 2022
Burkina Faso: Ex-President Blaise Compaoré Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
The country's former president, Blaise Compaoré, has been sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for his participation in the assassination of his predecessor Thomas… Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 6, 2022
Read more »
April 05, 2022
Africa: Bolloré Africa Logistics Group Pulls Plug on Business on the Continent
The Bolloré Africa Logistics group has confirmed the sale of its activities in Africa to Franco-Swiss shipowner MSC for a record amount of € 5.7 billion. In addition to… Read more »
Somalia: Somaliland in Shock After Fire Guts the Country's Largest Market
A massive fire in the Somaliland's central market in Hargeisa has plunged the country into mourning. The flare-up began on Friday, 1 April and continued into Saturday.… Read more »
April 04, 2022
South Sudan: Leaders Agree on Key Provision of the 2018 Peace Deal
Four years after the signing of a peace agreement to end the conflict in South Sudan, numerous blockages and weeks of tension raised fears of a resumption of hostilities. Now the… Read more »
April 01, 2022
Burkina Faso: Verdict on Thomas Sankara's Assassination Expected Soon
Fourteen defendants who were prosecuted on October 25, 2021 for the assassination of Burkina Faso leader Thomas Sankara in a 1987 coup, will know their fate on April 6, 2022. The… Read more »
West Africa: Junta Reacts to ECOWAS Concerns on Transition
The Burkinabè government has responded to concerns raised at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state summit held in Accra on March 25,… Read more »
March 31, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 1, 2022
Read more »
Africa: African Refugees Fleeing Ukraine Held in Immigration Detention Facilities
More than four million people have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries amidst the Russian invasion. However, black and brown students who have fled have been… Read more »
March 30, 2022
Burkina Faso: Growing Call for the Release of Former President Kaboré
The former Burkinabè president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been under house arrest for two months since the coup that brought the military to power. Read more »
March 28, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 29, 2022
Read more »
Africa: Sexual Violence Soared During Covid Lockdowns, Reports Amnesty
Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to “soaring rates” of sexual and gender-based violence across Africa, says a new report. And “almost all actors” in… Read more »
March 25, 2022
South Africa: E-Hailing Drivers Call End to 3-Day Strike
E-hailing drivers from Bolt, Uber, DiDi, UberEats and Indriver have gone on a national 3-day strike to demand government action in regulating the e-hailing sector. Read more »
March 24, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 25, 2022
Read more »
Nigeria: Dutch Court Rejects Suit of Nigerian Widows Against Shell
Four Nigerian widows who brought a case against oil giant Shell for allegedly helping corrupt witnesses testify against their late husbands, have had their case thrown out. Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 24, 2022
Read more »
March 23, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 23, 2022
Read more »
March 22, 2022
South Africa: Renowned Ndebele Artist Esther Mahlangu Attacked, Robbed
Internationally acclaimed Ndebele artist Dr Esther Mahlangu was attacked in her home and robbed of her firearm and an undisclosed amount of cash. Read more »
South Sudan: Sexual Violence As A Weapon of War - the Horrifying Details
The 48-page paper presented by the UN Human Rights Council's commission on South Sudan in Geneva on Monday provided horrifying details of the use of sexual violence against women… Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 22, 2022
Read more »
March 18, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 21, 2022
Read more »
March 19, 2022
South Africa: Credit Bureau TransUnion Hacked
TransUnion has confirmed that a criminal third-party obtained access to its South African server through misuse of an authorised client's credentials. Read more »
March 18, 2022
South Sudan: Warring Parties Use Sexual Violence As 'Weapon of Terror and Political Repression' - Report
Excerpts from the report of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 18: Read more »
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 18, 2022
Read more »