Africa
-
142Zuma promises free higher education in South Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma on Saturday promised free higher education for most students, hours before the start of an ANC party...
-
200Mugabe flies to Singapore for medical checks
Former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, his first foreign travel since the army...
-
102Zimbabwe cabinet ministers suspend Christmas travel to meet government targets
Zimbabwe’s newly sworn-in cabinet ministers are reportedly “putting in extra hours every day to meet targets” set by President Emmerson Mnangagwa “as...
-
176Tinubu, Kachikwu, Wizkid, make “100 most influential Africans of 2017” list (FULL LIST)
More than 20 Nigerians are on the list of “100 most influential Africans of 2017”. The list compiled by New African magazine,...
-
618Grace Mugabe concentrating on building Robert Mugabe University
Grace Mugabe, wife of former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe, is reportedly planning to build a university in her husband’s name. The former...
-
284Egypt frees 17 accused of homosexuality
A Cairo court on Sunday released 17 people arrested last month during a crackdown by the authorities on homosexuality, judicial sources said....
-
179Mugabe gets $10m pay, full monthly salary, property protection, others – Report
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe, 93, was reportedly offered a $10 million lump sum payment, full monthly salary, medical cover, security as...
-
162UPDATE: Death toll in Egypt gun attack rises to 155
At least 155 people have been killed after a gun and bomb attack at a packed mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai province...
-
146Zimbabwe will hold elections in 2018 – President Mnangagwa
Newly sworn in Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, in his inaugural address on Friday promised that elections would be held next year as...
-
147Zimbabwean army hands over finance minister to police
Zimbabwean Finance Minister, Ignatius Chombo, who was detained last week during a military coup, has been handed over to police, the lawyer...
-
146
Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new president
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president in a ceremony at a packed stadium in the country’s capital, Harare. It...
-
149Mugabe to attend Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration as president Friday
Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe is expected to attend the inauguration of the new Zimbabwean president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, tomorrow, Friday. State...
-
195
Mugabe gets immunity from prosecution
Robert Mugabe has been granted immunity from prosecution after his resignation as President of Zimbabwe, sources close to the negotiation told Reuters....
-
154Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe president
Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has resigned, six days after the military took over the country and placed the 93-year-old veteran leader under...
-
137BREAKING: Zimbabwe parliament begins proceedings to impeach Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s parliament has begun formal proceedings to impeach President Robert Mugabe, who is currently under house arrest by the military. He has...
