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ReutersFollowing the military takeover in Burkina Faso, regional analyst Paul Melly considers why West Africa is seeing a new wave of coups after democracy had seemingly become entrenched in the region. Less than five months after soldiers in fatigue..

Goalkeeper Jesus Owono was Equatorial Guinea's hero as they shocked Mali in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Owono, 20, saved twice in the shootout to help them go through 6-5 on spot-kicks after a 0-0..

AFPTrained by the US and France in warfare, the young Lt-Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba turned on his political masters in Burkina Faso by seizing power in a coup. He anointed himself president just three weeks after celebrating his 41st birthday, m..

The Department of Basic Education is holding a lekgotla this week to discuss how the country’s schooling sector will recover after two years of pandemic-related disruptions. In her opening address on Wednesday (26 January), Basic Education minister ..

A new report published by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) shows that a significant number of Covid-19 procurement contracts entered into by the government were irregular – pointing to widespread misappropriation and graft. President Cyril Ramap..

Yet another Chinese miner, Monalof, is embroiled in a bitter wrangle with villagers in Binga who are resisting is bid to evict them from their ancestral lands. The villagers were recently given a three months' notice to vacate their homes and p..

LOW prices of tea on the local market have seen farmers in Honde Valley abandoning the crop for other cash crops. Despite prospects of a good harvest this season, tea producers in Honde Valley are slowly giving up. The locally available buyer for H..

As of 2020, Nigeria had a doctor-patient ratio of 1:2,753, in sharp contrast to the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s minimum recommended ratio of 1:400 or 600. The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has said more tha..

AFPShots have been heard near the presidential palace in Burkina Faso's capital amid a mutiny by soldiers. Gunfire has also been heard at several barracks in Ouagadougou, with soldiers demanding the sacking of military chiefs, and more resource..

Issued on: 24/01/2022 - 01:12 The United States has ordered the families of its diplomats in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to leave the country "due to the continued threat" of a Russian invasion, the State Department said Sunday. Washington has al..

When the Covid pandemic hit Kenya, cases of gender-based violence exploded. But a combination of fear, stigma and a lack of trust in the police mean the majority of cases are never reported. It has been described as Kenya’s 'hidden epidemic’. ..

Issued on: 24/01/2022 - 00:30Modified: 24/01/2022 - 00:36 The Comoros Islands will have to use one of their outfield players in goal against Africa Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon on Monday after being hit by Covid-19 infections. Artmotion S.Africa