The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named in the…
Africa
Mauritania’s former president jailed 5 years for corruption
Mauritania’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison…
A legacy in speeches: Remembering Nelson Mandela 10 years after his death
Former South African President Nelson Mandela actively protested apartheid for most of his life, and…
Congo cobalt: TikTokers quit vaping over mining concerns
Dozens of young adults on TikTok are vowing to throw out their e-cigarettes and quit…
Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew
Sierra Leone has imposed a nationwide curfew after unidentified gunmen attacked a military barracks and…
Sudan calls for immediate withdrawal of UN peacekeepers
Sudan has called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the…
Kenyans struggle to make ends meet despite election promises
Kenya’s president William Ruto has acknowledged that his government is having a tough time in…
Tinubu snubs Niger coup leader’s overtures for direct talks
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rejected overtures by the head of the military junta…
Pastor Dwayne Gordon killed, 3 others injured in Joburg church shooting
A pastor, Dwayne Gordon, has been shot dead during a church service in Johannesburg, South…
Children ‘die holding each other’ after mums leave them home alone to go for drinks
Five young children ‘died holding each other’ when a fire engulfed their home after they…
