At Cape {town} Etc, we are passionate, not only about the Mother City but the African continent as a whole – thanks to African Insider. Here are 10 stories to inform you about what is happening around Africa.
South Africa ‘appalled’ by Israel’s African Union observer status
South Africa on Wednesday vehemently objected to last week’s “unilateral” decision by the African Union Commission to grant Israel an official observer status at the continental organisation. Read more…
Beer and sneakers: SA raids township for looted wares
A lively radio tune stopped abruptly as a line of armed police officers marched into a Johannesburg township this week, hunting for stolen goods almost two weeks after the end of widespread riots and looting. Read more…
Springboks change three starters for must-win Test
World champions South Africa have made three changes to the starting line-up for a must-win second Test against the British and Irish Lions in Cape Town on Saturday. Read more…
Will Tunisia crisis end Arab Spring’s democratic success story?
Tunisia, the cradle of the 2011 Arab Spring revolts and long seen as its sole democratic success story, has been plunged into crisis with the threat of more turmoil ahead. Read more…
Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan cops quiz athlete who went missing in Japan
Ugandan police said on Wednesday they were interrogating a weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, as his family appealed for his release from custody. Read more…
Court to rule on illegal assets of E Guinea president son
France’s top appeals court on Wednesday rules on the conviction handed to the powerful son of the president of Equatorial Guinea for building up luxury assets in the country with illegally obtained funds. Read more…
Conflict ‘behind us’, Ivory Coast’s Ouattara says after greeting rival
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara offered a hearty welcome to his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday as the rivals met for the first time since the West African country’s deadly 2010-11 conflict, saying the turmoil was “behind us”. Read more…
Panic as lion strays outside Nairobi National Park
A lion caused panic on Wednesday after straying from its habitat in Nairobi National Park into a crowded neighbourhood during morning rush hour south of the Kenyan capital. Read more…
Nigerian girl struggles to recover after kidnap ordeal
Staring blankly from her hospital bed, 14-year-old Precious is struggling to recover after 21 days spent at the hands of heavily-armed gunmen who kidnapped her from her school in northwest Nigeria. Read more…
Boko Haram Cameroon attack kills five soldiers, civilian
Boko Haram islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. Read more…
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