Hong Kong on edge after weekend of clashes, airport disruption
Hong Kong commuters were met by riot police at subway stations on Monday in tense scenes following a
Artillery fire shuts airport in Libya’s capital
The only functioning airport in the Libyan capital was closed on Sunday after being struck by
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for Pope’s Africa trip
Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of
Gambia’s first post-independence President Jawara dies at 95
Dawda Kairaba Jawara, Gambia’s first post-independence president who led the tiny West African
Leonardo DiCaprio urges government action on Amazon fires ‘tragedy’
A crisis over burning forest in the Amazon is “incredibly tragic”, actor Leonardo DiCaprio said on
Eastern Cape govt revives its call to decriminalise sex work
The Eastern Cape government is again embarking on a process to decriminalise sex work. It has
Hong Kong leader sees ‘way out’ of chaos through dialogue
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was
Mpumalanga Premier to lead march against killing of people living with albinism
Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane will on Monday morning lead a march against the killing
Zimbabwe police ban opposition protest planned for Monday
Zimbabwe police have banned an anti-government demonstration planned for Monday by the country’s
PP issue will not derail efforts to fix government: President Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the current developments around the Public Protector and his decision
Mnangagwa calls on Zimbabweans to cherish the peace they experiencing
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to cherish the relative peace that is
Venezuela pro-government legislature holds session, may disband congress
Venezuela’s pro-government legislature holds a session on Monday amid accusations it is planning to
Botswana may experience tough elections in October
Botswana’s 2019 polls may be the toughest and most competitive elections the landlocked nation has
Seventeen dead in car explosion in central Cairo
Seventeen people have died and 32 have been injured in an explosion outside Egypt’s National Cancer
Russian police detain over 800 in opposition crackdown in Moscow
Russian police forcibly detained over 800 people attending a protest in Moscow on Saturday to demand
Mozambique government, opposition Renamo sign historic peace pact
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo opposition leader Ossufo Momade on Thursday signed a
Sudan protesters pile pressure on military as deal appears closer
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets on Thursday, piling pressure the
SA citizens urged to play active role in fighting corruption
Ordinary South Africans have been urged to play an active role in fighting corruption instead of
AU warns against curbing travel to DRC
The African Union has warned against curbing travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mexican authorities rescue 24 kidnapped migrants
Mexican authorities on Friday rescued 24 Central American migrants, including nine children, who had