South Africa set to make SAA funding commitment, official says
The South African government is “on course” to provide a funding commitment for the restructuring of loss-making South African Airways
Egypt rejects Ethiopia’s proposal to postpone discussions on filling, operating Nile dam
Egypt rejected on Friday an Ethiopian proposal to postpone tackling controversial points on the rules of filling and operating the
2 killed, 8 injured after building collapses in Nigeria
At least two people were killed and eight others injured on Saturday after a residential building collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s
5 dead, 30 arrested after church hostage drama in South Africa
A church hostage drama has left five people dead and 30 arrested in Zuurbekom, Gauteng, in the early hours of
Francophone group lifts four-year sanctions against Burundi
The International Organisation of la Francophonie will resume cooperation with Burundi after suspending programs in 2016, citing a political crisis
Mali police fire gunshots and tear gas to disperse protesters
Police in Mali on Friday fired gunshots and tear gas to try to dislodge protesters demanding the resignation of President
Three dead bodies found on Rwanda-Burundi border
Dead bodies of three unidentified individuals, all men, were on Friday morning discovered a few metres inside the Rwandan territory,
Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation
Sudan’s sovereign council, the highest authority in the country, on Friday ratified a law criminalising female genital mutilation, the justice
Uganda’s central bank may cap commercial bank interest rates
Uganda’s central Bank (BoU) has threatened to cap the interest that commercial banks can charge borrowers, after the industry failed
Water level of Africa’s largest lake starts falling towards normal
The water level of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, has started falling towards normal after rising to a record high,