Monthly Archives: November 2021
Uganda launches joint strikes in Congo against ADF rebels
Uganda
Uganda’s army has launched joint air and artillery strikes against the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group in eastern...
New virus variant casts pall, shocks experts in South Africa
South Africa
The overcast, drizzly skies match the somber mood at the Tshwane University of Technology, a hot spot...
Burkina Faso security forces fire tear gas at protesters
BURKINA FASO
Security forces fired tear gas at protesters throwing rocks in Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday, as tensions...
EU wants to stop flights from southern Africa over variant
Brussels
The European Union’s executive said Friday it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the...
Theft, vandals, fingered for low energy in Nigeria’s Plateau electricity
Nigeria
Electricity theft and vandalism of electrical installations has remain a challenge for effective and efficient power supply in...
Al-Shabab blast by school in Somali capital kills at least 8
SOMALI
A large explosion outside a school in Somalia’s capital on Thursday killed at least eight people, including students,...
Women step up, fill the gaps in Burkina Faso’s virus fight
Burkina Faso
Mariama Sawadogo sits in a small studio, translating notes from French to the local language of Moore...
South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike
SOUTH AFRICA
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because...
Japan, Vietnam express serious concern about South China Sea
TOKYO
The leaders of Japan and Vietnam expressed serious concern on Thursday about the situation in the South...
We”ll grow local trade abroad – Nigerian giant pipe producer vows
Nigeria
A Nigerian pipe manufacturer has expresses readiness to build capacity, facilitate already existing process that will aid export...