International
Gabon says financial sanctions by AfDB lifted after Bongo removed in coup
GABON – Gabon says the African Development Bank (AfDB) has lifted financial sanctions on it after President Ali Bongo was removed from power ...
International
Diphtheria outbreak hits South Africa’s Pollsmoor prison, as 600 reported dead in Nigeria
SOUTH AFRICA – A diphtheria outbreak has been declared at South Africa’s Pollsmoor Maximum Prison following the death of a 19-year-old inmate. BBC ...
International
Israel suspends minister after saying dropping a nuclear bomb in Gaza is ‘one of the possibilities’ of war with Hamas
ISRAEL – An Israeli government minister has been suspended for suggesting that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was “one of ...
International
Isreal-Gaza war rages, 10,000 killed, South Africa recalls all diplomats from Israel
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa says it is recalling all of its diplomats from Tel Aviv following Israel’s intense air strikes on Gaza ...
International
‘You overestimate yourself,’ Museveni rants as US expels Uganda from AGOA meeting over stance on LGBT rights
KAMPALA – Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has downplayed concerns over the expulsion of his country from a special US-Africa trade programme. Last week, ...
International
‘Biden, you can’t hide,’ Tens of thousands march in protest, accuse US president of enabling genocide in Gaza
WASHINGTON, DC – Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the United States (U.S) capital to demand a ceasefire in Gaza as ...
International
Isreal admits shooting ambulance convoy that killed 15, as 9,227 dead in Gaza war
GAZA – An attack on an ambulance convoy in Gaza City on Friday killed at least 15 people, according to Gaza Ministry of ...
International
Rwandan President, Kagame, scraps visa fees for African countries
KIGALI – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for all Africans, making Rwanda the fourth African country to do so. “Let ...
International
Germany’s president, Steinmeier, apologises for killings in Tanzania under colonial rule
TANZANIA – Germany’s President on Wednesday apologized for killings under colonial rule in Tanzania as he met descendants of Chief Songea Mbano executed ...
International
Heavy fighting reported as Israeli army reaches outskirts of Gaza City
GAZA – Heavy clashes have been reported as Israeli forces escalate offensive inside Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera reports that Israeli tanks had briefly ...
