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(Reuters) – Former South African soccer player Marc Batchelor was shot dead outside his home in Johannesburg on Monday, local media reported on Tuesday. The 49-year-old, who played for South African teams Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, was shot in his car. Another person in the vehicle was unharmed in the incident. “He was attacked by two men… Read More

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s government has suspended the head of grains agency OAIC over corruption allegations, sources close to the prime minister’s office said, creating uncertainty for traders who supply one of the world’s biggest cereal importers. The decision to suspend Mohamed Belabdi pending the completion of investigations was taken at a government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui,… Read More

HARARE (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean opposition politician facing charges of advocating the overthrow of President Emmerson Mnangagwa was freed on bail by the High Court on Monday after spending six days in detention, his lawyer said. Job Sikhala, the deputy chairman of the Movement for Democratic Change, was arrested last week and charged with attempting to subvert the government, a… Read More

TUNIS(Reuters) – The death toll from a ship packed with migrants that sank off the Tunisian coast last week has risen to 72, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Friday. The organisation believes that the eventual toll could be higher than 80, which would make it one of the worst migrant boat disasters to date. The boat capsized after setting… Read More

TUNIS (Reuters) – The death toll from a ship packed with migrants that sank off the Tunisian coast last weekend has risen to 58 after Tunisia recovered 38 bodies on Thursday, the Tunisian Red Crescent said. More than 80 African migrants in total are feared to have drowned in the incident, in what would be one of the worst migrant… Read More

HARARE (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker appeared in court on Thursday facing subversion charges that carry a 20-year jail term upon conviction, his lawyer said, adding that the politician would remain detained while he sought bail at the High Court. Job Sikhala is accused of advocating the overthrow of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and was not asked to plead when… Read More

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and three wounded when a car bomb hit a funeral of former senior military commander in the east Libyan city of Benghazi, a military source said. The funeral at Benghazi’s Huwari cemetery was for Khalifa Mismari, the assistant commander of Libya’s special forces under former leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was… Read More

HARARE (Reuters) – The court appearance of a Zimbabwean opposition politician facing up to 20 years in jail was moved hundreds of kilometres away from the capital, where supporters had gathered outside a court on Wednesday in protest. Job Sikhala, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) deputy chairman and lawmaker had been expected to appear before Harare magistrates court after being… Read More

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia executed three men on Wednesday convicted of participating in the bombing of a Mogadishu hotel that killed 18 people in 2017 as members of the insurgent group al Shabaab, the state-run news agency said. “They were accused of being al Shabaab members. They were also among the attackers in the bombing of the Nasahablod Two Hotel,… Read More

HARARE (Reuters) – Public sector workers in Zimbabwe on Tuesday rejected a government offer of 180 million Zimbabwe dollars ($21 million) in added pay for the July-December period as inadequate in the face of soaring inflation, a union official said. Zimbabweans are angry as a year-on-year price jump of around 100% has eaten the value of their wages and savings,… Read More