The president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has claimed the Queen is “winding down” her Commonwealth duties hours after she said it was her “sincere wish” the Prince of Wales succeeded her as the institution’s head. Akufo-Addo’s comment was made as he proposed…
Zimbabwe’s parliament has summoned former President Robert Mugabe to give evidence about a claim he made about huge-scale diamond theft. Mr Mugabe accused foreign mining firms of “swindling” and “smuggling” in an interview on state-run TV in 2016. “The companies have virtually…
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has become a father again after a 24-year-old woman gave birth to his child in a Durban hospital last week. News24 understands that the child was born at the Busamed Hillcrest Private Hospital last Thursday –…
Swaziland’s King Mswati III has announced he is renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. The monarch announced the official change at Golden Jubilee celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence. The celebrations also marked the monarch’s 50th birthday. The…
Zimbabwe’s government has sacked more than 10,000 nurses who went on strike on Monday, in an apparently hardline attempt to quell labour unrest. Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga said the nurses had refused to return to work after $17m (£12m) was released to increase…
The president of Uganda has said he wants to ban the nation’s citizens from practicing oral sex because ‘the mouth is for eating’. President Yoweri Museveni blamed ‘outsiders’ for trying to convince Ugandans to perform oral sex on one another – and…
This is the moment a gang of 13 drug smugglers led by two corrupt BA baggage handlers who imported £32million of cocaine through Heathrow were busted before being jailed for more than 139 years today. Ringleader Joysen Jhurry, 41, moved drug-laden suitcases…
