Africa
South Africa refuses aid to 4000 illegal miners trapped in a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it will not help about 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province as part...
MTN Group sees 18.5% revenue decline due to naira depreciation
Nigeria's weak naira has impacted MTN Group's service revenue, which triggered a 18.5 per cent fall to 127.37 billion rands in the first nine...
Mauritius election: Ramgoolam-led opposition coalition sweeps to power in decisive victory
Mauritius' opposition coalition led by Navin Ramgoolam secured a near clean sweep of seats in parliament on Tuesday as final election results were announced,...
Putin pledges ‘full support’ to African countries at Russia-Africa conference
At the Russia-Africa ministerial conference in Sochi on November 9-10, Vladimir Putin pledged "full support" to some 50 African countries, expressing Russia's willingness to...
Equatorial Guinea anti-graft chief Engonga jailed over sex scandal
The former Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison, Saturday PUNCH...
