THOUSANDS of demonstrators defied a heavy police presence in Algiers on Monday for a march to mark the second anniversary of a mass protest movement that convulsed Algeria before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it off…
A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma’s time in power is seeking the former president’s imprisonment for two years, after he defied a summons and court order to appear and give evidence. www.247inquirer.com…
NIGER’S ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum strengthened a lead over his challenger on Monday as vote-counting continued in the West African nation’s presidential run-off, electoral commission data from three-quarters of constituencies showed. www.247inquirer.com With 196…
ITALY’S ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, was killed Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy during a field visit in the Central African nation. www.247inquirer.com A member of the…
THE Electricity Company of Ghana – ECG, has recouped close to GHC8 million from power theft in the year 2020. www.247inquirer.com The recovery has been realised through a stepped-up routine operational surveillance by the power…
CONGO President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday appointed the head of the state mining company Sama Lukonde Kyenge as the new prime minister, capping a series of victories for Tshisekedi over his once-dominant predecessor Joseph Kabila….
TWO men accused of leading Christian-dominated militias in widespread attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic – CAR, go on trial on Tuesday at the International Criminal Court. www.247inquirer.com Prosecutors say that Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona,…
THE United States said on Wednesday that Tanzania, whose president has advised citizens to shun coronavirus vaccines, is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases and its healthcare facilities could be quickly overwhelmed. www.247inquirer.com In a…
GHANA’S parliament has suspended most of its activities for three weeks after at least 17 MPs and 151 staff members were infected with the coronavirus, the speaker said on Tuesday. www.247inquirer.com President Nana Akufo-Addo warned…
THE Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported a new Ebola death in the country’s east, where an outbreak was declared over last June. www.247inquirer.com The victim was the wife of an Ebola survivor. She…
