South African Airways names new acting CEO
South African Airways (SAA) on Friday announced it had appointed its General Manager for Operations Zukiswa Ramasia as acting chief executive
South African authorities recapture two stray lions
South African police on Friday said two stray lions in the North West province have been recaptured by officials from
Nadal beats Federer to advance to 12th French Open final
Spain’s Rafael Nadal beat Switzerland’s Roger Federer in straight sets on Friday to qualify for his 12th French Open Final at
UN proposes deployment of human rights monitoring team in Sudan
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday proposed the deployment of a UN human rights monitoring team to investigate
Ethiopia grenade attack kills footballer
A grenade attack in central Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state has left a football player dead, local news sources reported on
For Dadaab’s children, access to education is still limited
Five kilometers away from the town of Dadaab, in eastern Kenya lies the Ifo refugee camp. Ifo, along with the
Activists urge banks not to finance Uganda oil pipeline
A group of 30 international and local campaign groups have petitioned two banks to abandon plans to raise funds to
Nigeria’s oldest prisoner released after 19 years
Nigeria’s oldest prisoner, Pa Celestine Egbonuche, 101, who was imprisoned at the Enugu Maximum Prison for over 19 years has
Theresa May steps down as leader of UK’s Conservatives
British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of Britain’s governing Conservatives on Friday. The race to replace her
Ethiopian PM in Sudan to help mediate political crisis
Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday in a bid to mediate in the political crisis that has followed