South Africa fire: Death toll hits 73, others injured in building occupied by homeless
No fewer than 73 people have now been confirmed dead by Johannesburg Emergency Management Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi following a...
Africa
General Nguema appointed as transitional president of Gabon
Gabon's coup leaders have announced Brice Oligui Nguema as the country's interim president after President Ali Bongo was removed from...
UN, AU condemn military takeover in Gabon as Ali Bongo begs for assistance
The United Nations and the African Union have strongly condemned the coup that overthrew President Ali Bongo of Gabon. ...
Niger: UN, other humanitarian agencies call for special permission to bring in aid
The UN and other humanitarian agencies have appealed to the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, to grant exemptions to the...
Breaking: Gabonese military officers say they have seized power, cancel outcome of Saturday election
It is another season of coup in Africa as military officers in Gabon announced that they have taken power in...
Zimbabwe: Key allies congratulate Emerson Mnangagwa despite election flaws
The governments of South Africa, Russia, and China have congratulated Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, on his disputed election victory over...
No talks! Sudan military leader jets out to Egypt, rules out negotiations with rival RSF
Sudan's military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan left Khartoum for Egypt on Tuesday to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. ...
Axed! Libya suspends foreign minister over meeting with Israel
Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh has suspended Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush after her meeting in Rome with her Israeli...
Zimbabwe: Opposition kicks as President Mnangagwa denies poll fraud allegations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has faulted the roles of election observers in the just concluded polls while asking those...
Gabon bans internet access, imposes curfew following voting delays in presidential poll
Gabon's government barred internet access and enforced a curfew, following an election marred by serious delays in what the opposition...
