World / Africa

US safety experts dispute aspects of Ethiopia 737-MAX air crash findings 28 Dec 2022 - 08:43 pm

Nairobi: US air safety experts say Ethiopian inspectors investigating the cause of an Ethiopian Airlines' crash that killed nearly 160 people in 2019...

South Sudan to send 750 troops to DR Congo to fight rebels 28 Dec 2022 - 07:46 pm

Juba: South Sudan will send 750 soldiers to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo soon to join a regional force fighting a rebel...

Somalia rejects Genel Energy's "illegal claim" to oil permits 28 Dec 2022 - 07:41 pm

Nairobi: Somalia rejected on Wednesday what it called an "illegal claim" by Genel Energy to oil exploration and exploitation rights in the country's...

Death toll from South African fuel tanker blast rises to 26 28 Dec 2022 - 05:38 pm

Johannesburg: The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion near Johannesburg last weekend has climbed to 26, a local official said on Wednesday,...

Tears, prayers and hopes as flights to Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray resume 28 Dec 2022 - 05:23 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Kahssay Hailu sobbed, smiled and said prayers as she stood outside Addis Ababa airport, preparing to board a plane home to...

Gambia probes coup bid and arrests more soldiers 27 Dec 2022 - 11:07 pm

Banjul: The Gambia on Tuesday set up an "investigative panel" and gave it 30 days to report back on last week's coup attempt...

Angolan court orders seizure of dos Santos's assets 27 Dec 2022 - 07:04 pm

LISBON: Angola's Supreme Court has ordered the "preventive" seizure of assets worth around $1 billion held by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of...

Ethnic fighting kills 56 in South Sudan, official says 27 Dec 2022 - 05:54 pm

Juba: Clashes have killed 56 people during four days of fighting in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state, after youth from the Nuer community...

Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital 27 Dec 2022 - 04:37 pm

Nairobi: Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after a shutdown...

South African tanker blast death toll climbs to 18 27 Dec 2022 - 11:09 am

JOHANNESBURG: The death toll from a gas tanker explosion in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve has climbed to 18, officials said on Tuesday, as...

Ethiopia govt team makes first Tigray visit after peace deal 27 Dec 2022 - 12:44 am

Nairobi: A high-level Ethiopian government delegation on Monday made the first visit to the capital of rebel-held Tigray since the signing of a...

Two military officers arrested in Gambia for alleged link to foiled coup 26 Dec 2022 - 11:24 pm

Banjul: Two Gambian military officers linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow have been arrested over the...

South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll climbs to 18 26 Dec 2022 - 09:39 pm

Johannesburg: The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg last week has climbed to 18,...

Ten dead after bus hit mine in Burkina Faso: governor 26 Dec 2022 - 09:32 pm

Ouagadougou: Ten passengers riding a bus died when their vehicle struck a mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the regional governor said on Monday....

Tunisia to raise new taxes to close budget deficit 26 Dec 2022 - 09:06 pm

Tunis: Tunisia's finance minister unveiled a budget Monday aiming to use new tax revenues to claw the deficit back to nearly five percent...

Libya pro-Haftar pilot released in prisoner swap 26 Dec 2022 - 08:11 pm

Tripoli: Libya's unity government has carried out a prisoner exchange with rival eastern forces, releasing a pilot captured during strongman Khalifa Haftar's 2019...

Ethiopia govt team in rebel Tigray after November 2 peace deal 26 Dec 2022 - 04:44 pm

Nairobi: A high-level Ethiopian team arrived Monday in the capital of rebel-held Tigray for a first official visit following a peace deal aimed...

Johannesburg tanker explosion death toll rises to 15, driver charged 26 Dec 2022 - 04:39 pm

Johannesburg: The death toll from a gas tanker that exploded in Johannesburg on Saturday has nearly doubled to fifteen, authorities said, adding that...