News24.com | Egypt extends state of emergency to three years
Egypt’s state of emergency is set to reach the three-year mark by April after the government announced it would extend it by another three months from Monday next week. The…
News24.com | UK PM Boris Johnson seeks post-Brexit deals at Africa summit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets 16 African leaders at an investment summit on Monday that will see Britain cast out a net for trading partners in its new life…
News24.com | Mind the gap: 22 men are richer than all of Africa’s women
Economic inequality is widening across the world and women in particular are feeling its effects as care work remains undervalued, according to a new report by anti-poverty charity Oxfam. The…
News24.com | Four die in Nigeria oil pipeline fire
Four people were killed and several shops and vehicles burnt after thieves breached a fuel pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, causing an explosion, emergency services said on Monday. The…
News24.com | World powers agree new push for Libya peace
World leaders committed to ending all foreign meddling in Libya’s civil war at a Berlin summit on Sunday, and to uphold a weapons embargo as part of a broader plan…
News24.com | Tanzania to relocate 36 lions who attacked humans and cattle
Tanzania will give rehouse 36 lions following a slew of attacks by the big cats on people and cattle, environmental authorities said Saturday. The lions, an increasingly endangered species, live…
News24.com | Kenya arrests five for suspected terrorism
Kenyan authorities have arrested five people suspected of preparing a terror attack in Nairobi, according to a police report seen by AFP on Sunday. The group comprises three men –…
News24.com | World powers in Berlin to seek elusive Libya peace
World leaders will gather in Berlin on Sunday to make a fresh push for peace in Libya, in a desperate bid to stop the conflict-wracked nation from disintegrating into a…
News24.com | Libya oil exports blocked, raising stakes for Berlin peace summit
Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar blocked oil exports from the war-ravaged country’s main ports Saturday, raising the stakes on the eve of an international summit aimed at…