News24.com | Africa must feature prominently at this year’s SONA – Naledi Pandor
Africa and its link to the global community must feature prominently in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday. Pandor…
News24.com | US military begins adjusting presence in Africa
The US announced on Wednesday an initial plan for adjusting its military presence in Africa amid concerns the country will reduce forces fighting radical jihadists on the continent. The first…
News24.com | Senegal’s leader defends LGBT record during Canada PM visit
Senegal’s president Macky Sall on Wednesday defended his country’s ban on same-sex activity, saying during a visit from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that it “has nothing to do with”…
News24.com | Jihadist attacks kill five Nigerian security personnel
Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group have killed five security personnel in three attacks in northeast Nigeria, sources said Wednesday. In the first incident, truckloads of fighters from the…
News24.com | Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night and then watched as it was swept away by floods. The torrential rain came…
News24.com | South Sudan’s Kiir returns home as diplomats call for urgent compromise
President Salva Kiir returned on Wednesday from talks on South Sudan’s future to organised crowds calling him a hero, as diplomats warned time was short to strike a deal for…
News24.com | Lisbon freezes bank accounts of Angola’s former first daughter
Portugal, in a sensational show of action, has ordered a freeze on bank accounts held in the country by Angola’s billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos, as the fraud…
News24.com | Mozambique gives up on battle to have bribery-accused former finance minister extradited
The Mozambican government has decided to withdraw bids to have its former finance minister Manuel Chang extradited, and leave it in the hands of Justice Minister Ronald Lamola – for…
News24.com | Egypt says its population reaches 100 million
Egypt’s population has reached 100 million, its statistics agency said on Tuesday, highlighting the threat of overpopulation in a poverty-stricken country where many live in crowded megacities. The North African…