News24.com | Algeria reports first case of coronavirus
Algiers – Algerian authorities on Tuesday announced the country’s first case of the novel coronavirus, in an Italian citizen who arrived in the country on February 17. “One case was…
News24.com | West African anti-colonial activist expelled from Senegal
A West African political activist who set fire to a banknote in an “anti-colonialist” protest has been expelled from Senegal, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Kemi Seba, born in France…
News24.com | NGO urges shutdown of ‘dilapidated’ South Sudan oil pipeline
A key South Sudan oil export pipeline suffered at least two massive spills last year, an NGO reported Tuesday, urging the government to shut it down before it causes more…
News24.com | Ethiopia to free dozens of opposition prisoners
Ethiopia announced on Tuesday it would release dozens of high-profile prisoners from jail, including opposition activists held over an alleged coup and other high-ranking government critics. A spokesperson for the…
News24.com | Lesotho PM expects praise for early resignation
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Tuesday lauded himself for “voluntarily” agreeing to resign after he was accused of having a hand in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife.…
News24.com | UN says Libya talks to go ahead
The UN’s Libya mission insisted on Tuesday that planned peace talks in Geneva would go ahead the following day, after rival sides separately said they would not take part. The…
News24.com | DRC graft probe nabs Lebanese construction boss
A Lebanese construction company boss has been detained as part of a vast embezzlement investigation launched by President Felix Tshisekedi, a judicial source said on Tuesday. Jamal Sammih, head of…
News24.com | Netanyahu praises Mubarak’s commitment to ‘peace and security’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who died Tuesday aged 91, for his commitment to peace, while Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas hailed his support for…
Video of manatee being dragged along dusty road sparks outrage
Nigeria’s environment ministry is investigating incident