“I am finally home”, king Mohammed VI said on Tuesday as the African Union readmitted Morocco after a 33-year absence, deferring the issue of Western Sahara for another day. Morocco’s return came a day after 39 of the AU’s 54 member state agreed to allow it back in the fold,…
Morocco has been admitted as member of the Africa Union (AU) after months of intense lobbying. Morocco left the organization in 1984 after it recognized the independence of Western Sahara, regarded by morocco as part of its historic territory. BBC REPORTS that it was the only country in Africa that…
A Kenyan couple unable to afford expenses of a wedding have earned plaudits on social media for pursuing a budget option of 1 dollar ceremony which they attended wearing casual clothes. Wilson and Ann Mutura postponed their wedding twice in 2016 because they were unable to raise the 300 dollars…
Colley was made director of prisons by Gambia’s former leader, Yahya Jammeh, who lost an election last month but refused to step down. Enca reports that Colley has since been handed over to Senegalese military authorities Senegalese police say. Colley who was appointed director of Gambia’s prisons in 2012 served…
Unisa says it can’t afford a 10 percent wage hike for Nehawu workers who have been on strike at Unisa’s 11 regions. The university is offering 4.5 percent, saying that it has been operating on a deficit of approximately R1-billion in the last two years and that their decision has…
Aide to Gambian President Adama Barrow say he will return home later today to assume power. Mr Barrow was sworn in last week in Senegal as regional leaders were persuading his predecessor to step aside. Diplomats have urged Mr Barrow’s swift return to avoid any power vacuum. Reports say Mr…
About 17 children were injured on Monday, when bees attacked them at a school in Umkomaas in Kwazulu-Natal, paramedics said. ER 24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said the swarm of bees attacked the children at a school on old Main Road. He said paramedics arrived to find several children waiting in…
Female suicide bombers in Nigeria are now carrying babies to avoid detection in their attacks, authorities warn. An attack in the town of Madagali on 13 Jauary saw two women deto-nate their devices, killing themselves, two babies, and four others. They had passed a vigilante checkpoint, mistaken for civilians because…
A crowd of about 100 people opposed to an upcoming by elections disrupted Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) officials from registering voters and damaged an IEC vehicle in rural Mpumalanga village on Sunday. IEC provincial electoral officer Steven Ngwenya said residents damaged one IEC vehicle and another vehicle belonging…
A rally in Nigeria to show support for Donald Trump as he was inaugurated as US president turned violent, injuring several people, police say. The event in the southern oil hub of Port Harcourt was organised by a group supporting the independence of the south-eastern region of Biafra. The group…