Africa

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Clashes as looters make a last ditch effort to empty Durban warehouse storing alcohol

Police in the South African city of Durban fire rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at alleged looters to prevent them people from stealing what's left at a warehouse - which stores a large quantity of alcohol

17/07/2021

South Africa

South Africa combats unrest after ex-leader Jacob Zuma's imprisonment

Dozens have died and more than 1,200 have been arrested amid weeklong unrest and looting sparked by the jailing last week of ex-President Jacob Zuma.

14/07/2021

South Africa

South Africa: Military personnel deployed to end looting and riots

At least 72 people have been killed and up to 1500 injured as people riot in South Africa following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.

14/07/2021

South Africa

'It is undermining everything': Dozens dead in South Africa riots

The unrest follows the jailing of former president, Jacob Zuma, on corruption charges.

13/07/2021

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Tense scenes in ransacked South Africa supermarket

South Africa remained tense on Tuesday, with police and the military struggling to quell the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces and at least 32 people confirmed killed in the unrest.

13/07/2021

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SA police fire rubber bullets at Jabulani crowds

South African police said on Monday shops and businesses have been looted and vandalised during rioting that broke out following the imprisonment of South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma.

12/07/2021

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South Africa: violence and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg

Dozens of people have been arrested after violence and looting erupted in South Africa. Unrest centred on KwaZulu-Natal, where ex-president Jacob Zuma is in jail, and in the economic capital Johannesburg.

12/07/2021

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's ruling party wins national election in landslide

The ruling party won 410 seats out of 436 contested in the federal parliament, which will see dozens of other seats remain vacant after one-fifth of constituencies didn't vote due to unrest or logistical reasons.

11/07/2021

Climate

The churches empowering communities to beat climate change in Zimbabwe

With drought threatening food security in the capital of Harare, one sustainability programme is encouraging citizens to harvest their own water.

10/07/2021

Egypt

Widow of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat dies in Egypt

President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's office said she had been a role model for Egyptian women and granted her a national award posthumously.

09/07/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | The women who redefined the frontline in Liberia's civil war

Liberia had been in a spiral of violence, hunger and death for more than a decade when the country's women said enough was enough and united to end the war. #CryLikeaBoy

08/07/2021

South Africa

Former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma hands himself in to police

The former president of South Africa faces 15 months behind bars for defying a court order for him to testify before a judicial commission investigating corruption allegations.

07/07/2021

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Kenya protesters clash with police at lockdown demo

Kenya protesters clash with police at lockdown demo

07/07/2021

Egypt

Ever Given ship finally leaves Suez Canal after compensation agreed

Suez Canal authorities have released the Ever Given shipping vessel that blocked the crucial east-west waterway for nearly a week in March.

07/07/2021

Tunisia

Tunisia: Another 21 African migrants found dead in Mediterranean

The bodies of nearly 50 migrants have been recovered from the waters off Tunisia after a series of shipwrecks in recent days, while dozens have been rescued.

05/07/2021

Tunisia

At least 43 migrants drowned after boat capsises off Tunisia

84 people were rescued by the Tunisian coast guard.

03/07/2021

Ethiopia

UN warns of escalating famine in Ethiopia with 1.8m at risk

The UN says the conflict over Tigray in Ethiopia is escalating a humanitarian crisis with 1.8m people at risk of famine

03/07/2021

World News

Aggressive third wave of COVID-19 surges across Africa

New cases, hospitalisations and deaths have been increasing as the more transmissible variant spreads.

02/07/2021

Libya

Caught on camera: Libyan coast guard shoots at migrant boat

The German non-governmental group Sea-Watch filmed the incident while flying over the Mediterranean in an observation mission.

02/07/2021

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Estwatini: Pro-democracy activists protests in former Swaziland

Protesters vowed to intensify demonstrations against the monarchy until it makes democratic reforms and lifts its ban on all opposition parties.

01/07/2021

South Africa

South Africa's Jacob Zuma has been given a jail term

Zuma failed to show up for a hearing on corruption charges stemming from his time as leader.

29/06/2021

Ethiopia

Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray region

The cease-fire could calm an eight-month war that has caused suffering to hundreds of thousands and destabilized Africa's second most populous country.

29/06/2021

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Clashes at Dakar protest against anti-terror

Senegal police, protesters scuffle as MPs debate anti-terror law

26/06/2021

Uganda

As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering

Uganda is among African countries seeing a dramatic rise in the number of infections amid a severe vaccine shortage.

26/06/2021

Ethiopia

Aid group MSF 'horrified' as colleagues murdered in Ethiopia

Two Ethiopian MSF colleagues and one from Spain were found dead Friday, a day after colleagues lost contact with them while they were traveling.

25/06/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Liberia's invisible war wound: from warrior to black sheep

We join Liberian journalist Carielle Doe to explore the war wounds that cannot be seen but are difficult to heal. The ex-combatants who once lived by their own rules now struggle with PTSD #CryLikeaBoy

24/06/2021