AFRICA

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been re-elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). A statement issued following its extraordinary session held on Wednesday, 3 February 2021, said: “… The Authority calls on His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, …

Nine troops were killed in Mali’s troubled central region early Wednesday when their camp came under attack from jihadists, security sources said. Their position at Boni, located between Douentza and Hombori in the Mopti region, was attacked by “heavily armed individuals in armoured vehicles,” one source said, speaking on condition …

A Ugandan minister has withdrawn an ambulance she donated to residents of the northern town of Koboko ahead of the ruling party’s primaries which she lost, the Daily Monitor reports quoting the town’s mayor. The Minister for Investment and Privatisation, Evelyn Anite, donated the ambulance in September last year and …

Two supposed men of God who had mounted their stands to convert souls for Christ ended up making a mockery of themselves as they openly clashed over space. Both street preachers were scene laying claim to a particular spot which happens to be the busiest within the Central Business District …

Raymond Zondo and the State Capture Inquiry will pursue a felony criticism in opposition to Jacob Zuma, after his current outburst in regards to the Commission. Msholozi vowed to skip a scheduled showdown with the panel on Monday 15 February, instantly contravening the regulation of the land and a current …

Police recovered livestock in a Toyota minibus. Ten goats had been found in a Toyota Quantum. One particular person was killed throughout a shootout with police once they went to recuperate the remainder of the livestock, which is suspected to have been stolen. Two different folks had been nonetheless at …

Five former employees of the uMngeni licensing office in Howick, near Pietermaritzburg, will have their fate determined by the court on Wednesday when they appear on graft and corruption-related charges. Dumisani Nkala, Lindiwe Xulu, Meshack Ndlovu, Nkosinathi Zondi and Dumisani Phungula are set to appear in the Durban specialised commercial …

Royal Dutch Shell Plc faces the latest ruling in a long-running legal dispute with Nigerian farmers who say the energy giant is responsible for oil leaks that have polluted their villages. The case is the first in which a company and its foreign subsidiary have been tried in the Netherlands …

A former Zimbabwean MP for Mutasa North in Manicaland province, lost his life at the age of 62 on Saturday in Harare after testing positive for the ravaging coronavirus. According to the state media, Masamvu, who was a prominent businessman in Manicaland and Marondera Town, left behind 12 wives and …

SA will remain under lockdown level 3, but a number of the restrictions — including the ban on the sale of alcohol and the restrictions on worship — have been eased. President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday night that a decline in the number of new cases meant the country …