News24.com | Seven killed in new DR Congo raid: NGO
Seven people died in a fresh attack by the Mai-Mai militia on three police posts in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled east, where more than 60 people have been…
News24.com | How prepared is Africa for an outbreak of deadly coronavirus?
Countries across Africa are ramping up measures to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has killed more than 250 in China and spread into several Asian countries, and…
News24.com | US curbs immigration from Nigeria, five other nations
US President Donald Trump on Friday slapped immigration restrictions on citizens of six countries including Nigeria, in addition to the list of nations already targeted by his controversial travel ban.…
News24.com | Amended UN draft resolution calls for withdrawal of mercenaries in Libya
The UK sent its fellow Security Council members an amended draft resolution on Libya on Friday, calling for the withdrawal of mercenaries from the country, according to the text, seen…
News24.com | Sierra Leone’s symbolic ‘Cotton Tree’ goes up in flames
Sierra Leone authorities are investigating after the ancient “Cotton Tree”, the historic symbol of the West African country’s capital Freetown, caught fire under mysterious circumstances, government officials said. Videos circulating…
News24.com | Coronavirus: Botswana registers its first suspected case
Botswana registered its first suspected case of the coronavirus on Thursday, according to the country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness. The case was registered at Gaborone’s Sir Seretse Khama International…
News24.com | ‘The African perspective is always so under-reported’ – Thunberg puts Africa’s climate activists in spotlight
After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday with eco warriors from Kenya, Uganda and South Africa to…
News24.com | Three killed in Boko Haram suicide bombing in Nigeria, house ‘destroyed’ in separate attack
A girl detonated a bomb, killing three boys at an Islamic seminary in northeast Nigeria in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, a local militia and residents…
News24.com | UN warns world may pay ‘terrible price’ if it fails Sudan
A top UN official has warned that the international community would “pay a terrible price” if it fails to help rebuild Sudan’s dilapidated economy as the African country transitions to…