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South Africa asked to mediate in Ukraine war - Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that South Africa has been approached to play a mediation role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Nigerian customs officials say they have intercepted 1,390…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Kenya's 'boda-bodas' taxis are ordered to re-register

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the authorities to re-register all motorbike taxi operators - locally known as boda-bodas - following public outrage over an attack on a woman in her car…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine: Why did Eritrea vote against UN resolution?

Eritrea was one of only five countries in the world to vote against a UN resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supporting sanctions.

Kenya's deputy president says it's up to the people…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

African nationals still trapped in Ukraine

As the fighting continues in Ukraine, thousands continue to pour out of the country. We hear about the situation at the Polish border. A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has temporarily remo…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Trial of Kenyan lawyer begins at the ICC

The trial of Paul Gicheru, a Kenyan lawyer accused of bribing prosecution witnesses of the International Criminal Court has started in The Hague. The arrest of Nigerian "super cop" Abba Kyari on drug…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Former Sudanese ruling council member arrested

A Sudanese politician who had been a member of the dissolved joint civilian-military government has been arrested.Some Chagossians evicted from the islands 50 years ago returned in a trip organised b…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Zimbabwe: teachers suspended for pay strike take legal action

A teachers' union in Zimbabwe has gone to court to challenge the government's decision to suspend thousands of staff who have not been going to work, citing low pay.The UN is warning that South Sudan…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Uganda investigating novelist's torture allegations

Uganda’s Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi has told the BBC the government is investigating allegations that novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was tortured while he spent a month in custody. Parli…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Covid: South Africa makes its own version of Moderna vaccine

Scientists in South Africa have made a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a move which they say could help boost vaccination rates across Africa. West African regional bloc Ecowas will deploy troops …

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Mali coup 'contagious' in region says chair of Ecowas

The president of Ghana has warned that West Africa is in great danger as a result of recent coups in the region. A 20-year study on the use of treated mosquito bed nets in Tanzania has found that chi…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago