Tags GENERAL Jailed Oscar Pistorius allowed to leave prison to attend funeral Jailed former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was let out of prison for four hours last week to attend his grandmother’s funeral,
Tags GENERAL Amnesty Int’l tells President Buhari to investigate child detention and deaths Human Rights group Amnesty International has urged Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the abuse and deaths of children and
Tags GENERAL War-weary Libyans miss life under Muammar Kadhafi Five years after an uprising killed Libya’s Moamer Kadhafi, residents in the chaos-wracked country’s capital joke they have grown to
Tags GENERAL DR Congo’s constitutional court approves postponement of presidential vote The Democratic Republic of Congo’s constitutional court on Monday said it had approved a petition by the electoral commission to
Tags GENERAL Egyptian President announces plans to reshuffle Cabinet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has told local media that he’s planning a Cabinet reshuffle soon. The president hasn’t given
Tags GENERAL Red Cross calls for sustained, long-term humanitarian assistance in the Lake Chad region The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross — Peter Maurer — has called for more sustained and
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe opposition ask electoral body to ensure 2018 poll is free and fair Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has called upon the country’s electoral body to “put all the necessary systems in place” to
Tags GENERAL Increased imports place pressure on South African poultry farmers The South African poultry industry claims that 12000 jobs could be lost by the end of the year as a
Tags GENERAL Nigerian student runs taxi service outside school hours for income A young man in Nigeria who was frustrated with the lack of job opportunities, has taken his future into his
Tags GENERAL South African artist Esther Mahlangu aims to preserve her culture through art A leading South African artist is on a mission to preserve her culture through her world-renowned creations. 81-year-old Esther Mahlangu