News24.com | Lesotho PM confirms resignation after alleged link to wife’s murder
Lesotho’s prime minister confirmed on Friday that he would resign after police linked him to the murder of his estranged wife nearly three years ago. Thomas Thabane had faced calls…
News24.com | Libya ceasefire nigh? Putin to attend Libya peace conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a peace conference on Libya in Germany on Sunday, as world powers step up efforts to find a lasting ceasefire. Ahead of…
News24.com | First arrest puts marital rape in spotlight in Eswatini
The southern African kingdom of Eswatini is ramping up rights for married women, enforcing the charge of rape against offending husbands – a taboo in conservative Swati society. This week,…
News24.com | Lesotho PM to resign over alleged links to wife’s murder
Lesotho’s prime minister has bowed to pressure to step down over evidence allegedly linking him to the murder of his estranged wife, the ruling party said on Thursday. Senior members…
News24.com | ‘Too early’ to say Libya ceasefire collapsed: Turkey
Turkey on Wednesday said it was still confident the ceasefire in Libya would hold despite strongman Khalifa Haftar’s refusal to sign a permanent truce. Haftar walked away from talks in…
News24.com | Africa hamstrung by deadly flood of fake medicine
After he was struck down by malaria and typhoid, Togolese tailor Ayawo Hievi thought he was set to recover when he started taking drugs prescribed by his doctor. But far…
News24.com | Egyptian fighter jet crashes during military exercise, killing pilot
An Egyptian fighter jet crashed during exercises on Tuesday, killing its pilot, the armed forces said. “During an armed forces exercise on January 14, 2020, a fighter plane crashed in…
What my father taught me about Biafra and my heritage
‘Biafra is a dream that haunts me – it was a dream that was on the cusp of being realised and yet failed so painfully,’ recalls Ije Ajibade, telling the…
Fin24.com | Zim government workers offered allowances after 97% pay increase rejected
Zimbabwe’s government has offered employees a “cushioning allowance” after the workers’ representative board declared there would be increased non-attendance from work, starting on Tuesday. On Monday, the board – namely…