News24.com | Togo counts votes as challenger claims ‘fraud’
Togo tallied ballots Sunday after a key challenger insisted he could cause a shock upset despite what he claimed was “fraud” in an election President Faure Gnassingbe was widely expected…
News24.com | ‘Africa at risk, given its fragile health systems’ – WHO alarms Africa over coronavirus
The World Health Organization warned on Saturday that African health systems were ill-equipped to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak should cases start to proliferate on the continent. WHO chief…
News24.com | Lesotho’s prime minister leaves country in the dark
Lesotho’s embattled prime minister, Tom Thabane, has once again left the tiny kingdom in suspense. First, he promised to resign but would not give a specific date. And now, he…
News24.com | REVEALED | Details surrounding the court appearance postponement of Lesotho’s Prime Minister
Lesotho police said they would wait for the prime minister’s return from “sick leave” to resume a court case in which he is suspected of murdering his estranged wife. Thomas…
News24.com | Lesotho PM could step down earlier than expected
Speculation was mounting on Saturday that Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane could step down earlier than expected after he failed to show up in court to face charges of murdering…
News24.com | Summit urges Uganda to probe ‘anti-Rwanda’ activity to end tensions
Uganda was on Friday urged to look into allegations that anti-Rwandan rebels are operating on its territory before the long-shuttered border between the neighbours can be re-opened, during a summit…
News24.com | Lesotho: Five things to know
rocked by a politico-judicial saga involving the prime minister, is a small landlocked mountain kingdom entirely surrounded by South Africa. ‘Kingdom in the sky’ Lesotho, called the Switzerland of Africa,…
News24.com | Nigeria court frees scores of Shiites
A Nigerian court on Friday freed 87 members of a pro-Iranian Shiite group accused of killing a soldier following clashes with troops more than four years ago, their lawyer said.…
News24.com | South Sudan rebel leader to be appointed vice president
South Sudan President Salva Kiir will on Friday formally appoint rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president, ahead of a swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, the information minister said. Kiir had…