News24.com | ‘Overlooked’ African Union leadership vow Libya, Sudan support
African Union leaders on Monday vowed to push peace efforts in Libya, a sign of the bloc’s desire to play a bigger role in resolving the continent’s conflicts. The AU…
News24.com | Lesotho murder intrigue ‘traumatises’ already volatile kingdom
Murder, mystery, suspense and political drama – the cocktail of events playing out in Lesotho belong in a best-selling thriller. But it is the lived reality of a small southern…
News24.com | Mali army redeploys to symbolic former rebel bastion
Malian troops have begun deploying to the key northern town of Kidal, a senior army official said on Monday, returning to an area that has long been a symbol of…
News24.com | Equatorial Guinea leader’s son fined 30mn euros in French embezzlement trial
The playboy son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader was handed a €30 million fine by a Paris court on Monday on top of a suspended jail term and the confiscation of…
News24.com | Egypt court bans teacher over harassing 120 pupils
An Egyptian court has upheld a teaching ban against an elementary school teacher accused of sexually harassing 120 female pupils, the education ministry said on Monday. The incidents date to…
News24.com | African Union to boost Libya peace efforts
The African Union vowed on Monday to boost efforts to end the crisis in Libya and support a faltering UN-led peace process, the AU’s Peace and Security Council chief said.…
News24.com | Eight men jailed for homosexuality in Mauritania
A Mauritanian court has jailed eight men for two years for “committing indecent acts” after a video showed them at a gay birthday party, their lawyer and Human Rights Watch…
News24.com | Jailed brother of Algeria’s ex-president launches appeal
An Algerian military court on Sunday started hearing an appeal against the 15-year jail term for the brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was brought down amid anti-regime protests…
News24.com | New killings in eastern DR Congo blamed on ADF militia
Beni, DR Congo – Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia killed seven civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, just days after another massacre, local officials…