Africa

THE Emir of Agaie in Niger state, Alhaji Yusuf Nuhu, has rescued two girls from their parents who wanted to force them into early marriage. Nuhu disclosed this to newsmen …

A WOMAN and her three-month-old baby in southeastern Zimbabwe have been trampled to death by an elephant, the national parks authority said on Tuesday. The 23-year-old woman from rural Chipinge …

SOUTH Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected last month, says its latest coronavirus wave has peaked without a surge in deaths or hospitalisations, enabling the country to lift a nightly …

LIZ Cowan, a 65-year-old white social worker, grew up in apartheid South Africa being told that the charismatic black cleric Desmond Tutu was a dangerous man. But on Thursday she …

By Peter JegwaLilongwe, Malawi THE first woman to hold the title of “first lady” in Malawi has died at the age of 69. Anne Chidzira Muluzi, who was highly regarded …

OFFICIALS in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least six people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded restaurant in the eastern city of Beni. Police …

SOUTH Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma can appeal a court ruling last week that he should not enjoy medical parole and should return to jail. High Court Judge Elias Matojane …

PEOPLE in Kenya will have to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to use public transport or enter government offices, the health ministry said Wednesday, ignoring a court order against the …

A MADAGASCAR minister was one of two survivors to have swum some 12 hours to shore Tuesday after their helicopter crashed off the island’s northeastern coast, authorities said. A search …

SOUTH Africa will next month start giving Pfizer booster shots against coronavirus, a health official said Friday, a day after the country reported a near-record high in daily cases of …