Nigeria launches $1.1bn lawsuit against Shell, Eni
Lagos- The Nigerian government is taking oil giants Shell and Eni to court in London, requesting the return of $1.1 billion as part of a […]
Africa
Fact-check: Have 60 000 Christians been killed in central Nigeria since 2001?
A video uploaded to Facebook by one of US president Donald Trump’s lawyers claims that 60 000 Christians have been killed by nomadic Muslim herdsmen […]
Zanu-PF conference gets under way as Mnangagwa warns of bribes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Friday officially open the 17th Zanu-PF annual people’s conference, to be attended by at least 5,000 delegates from across Zimbabwe. […]
LATEST- Congo fire destroys thousands of voting machines for presidential election
A presidential adviser has confirmed to Reuters that a fire overnight at a warehouse in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, has destroyed thousands of voting machines and […]
At least 3 killed during DRC opposition rally
Three people were killed on Wednesday in clashes with police on the sidelines of an opposition rally in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ahead […]
Calls mount for Zambian president’s impeachment
Johannesburg – Now is the time to impeach Zambian President Edgar Lungu, says Douglas Syakalima, a member of Zambia’s opposition United Party for National Development […]
ZAMBIA’S CHAMBER OF MINES SEES 21,000 JOB CUTS DUE TO HIGHER TAXES
LUSAKA – Mining companies in Zambia may lay off more than 21,000 workers due to reduced capital expenditure over the next three years if the […]
Two dead at rally for DRC opposition candidate
Two supporters of a Democratic Republic of Congo opposition presidential candidate were killed in clashes with police at a rally on Tuesday, a local human […]
Zanu-PF wants presidential age limit ‘to stymie opposition candidate’
Harare- Zanu-PF’s women’s league has joined the war veterans growing call to upward review of the presidential age limit at the party’s conference, which is currently […]
Egypt probes images of naked couple atop Great Pyramid of Giza
Cairo, Egypt – Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation into images said to show a naked couple who scaled the Great Pyramid that has sparked […]