Africa
Sudanese security forces fire teargas at anti-coup protesters
Sudanese security forces fired teargas at activists protesting in their thousands against the country’s military rulers on Sunday, according to three witnesses ...Sudan’s Hamdok quits as premier after failing to restore civilian government
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with ...Internet services disrupted ahead of Sudan protests
Internet and mobile services appeared to be disrupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday ahead of planned protests against military rule, Reuters ...U.S. cuts off Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from Africa duty-free trade program
The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe ...Fire breaks out in South African parliament in Cape Town
A blaze erupted at the South African parliament early on Sunday, with flames bursting from the roof of a building and a ...Activists hail legacy of South Africa’s Tutu as they pay last respects
Young activists hailed Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a role model for fighting global injustice as they waited in line on Friday to ...Sydney kicks off the New Year party in vintage style as South Africa offers Omicron ...
Australians bade farewell to 2021 with a traditional fireworks display over Sydney harbour as good news from South Africa – the first ...COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccination increases, WHO says
The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic could end next year but the coronavirus will not disappear, the World Health Organization’s Mike ...US lifts travel restrictions imposed on southern Africa
US President Joe Biden has formally announced he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other countries ...Somali president suspends PM’s powers, accusing him of looting land
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said on Monday he had suspended the powers of the prime minister amid a corruption probe in ...














