Africa
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Africa, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 37,373 stories have been published about Africa which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Africa, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 37,373 stories have been published about Africa which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Africa News
Europe · DohaPortugal take on Switzerland in their last-16 World Cup encounter. The match kicks off at 19:00 GMT on Tuesday, 6 December. The game will be shown live on ITV1 in the UK with coverage beginning at 18:15 GMT. Portugal have won nine times against Switzerland while losing 11 times with five draws. The 2022 World Cup could well be Cristiano Ronaldo's final major tournament.See the Story
Predicting the winner of the Spain vs Morocco match
50% Center coverage: 18 sources
Crime · BeniCongo’s government dramatically increased the death toll from a massacre last week they blamed on M23 rebels, saying Monday that 270 people had been killed in an attack that broke a fragile cease-fire agreement.See the Story
Congo government raises toll from attack in east to more than 270
38% Left coverage: 16 sources
Cyril Ramaphosa · JohannesburgSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a parliamentary vote Tuesday. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) will meet Monday to discuss his fate. A parliamentary panel's report last week said he might have acted illegally in covering up a burglary. He has been accused of having covered up the burglary of more than half a million dollars in cash.See the Story
South African leader Ramaphosa braces to head off impeachment threat
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
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Europe · DodomaTanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has canceled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs.See the Story
Tanzania’s president cancels Independence Day celebrations
71% Left coverage: 7 sources
Oceania · MaseruThe NAB, Westpac, ANZ and Commonwealth Bank have all raised their mortgage rates by 0.25 per cent, hours after the Reserve Bank of Australia has increased interest rates for a staggering eighth month in a row.See the Story
Big four banks pass on interest rate hike to borrowers
Africa · MaseruHabofanoe Ntsie has been convicted for the double murder of two men over a decade ago. He is challenging his extradition to face justice in Lesotho arguing he was abducted by South African police. High Court judge, Justice Maseforo Mahase, said she will make a ruling on the matter on December 14.See the Story
Ntsie’s lawyer challenges extradition
Africa · LesothoMothetJOA Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane have applied for a withdrawal of their treason charges. They argue that they did not participate in the August 29, 2014 raids of police stations. They are also charged with the murder of police’s Sub-Inspector Monaheng Ramahloko.See the Story
Metsing, Selibe want charges dropped
Agriculture · MaseruPrime Minister Sam Matekane has demanded a report from the Ministry of Agriculture detailing how much wool and mohair farmers are owed and why they were not paid. The order was issued at his meeting with farmers at the Manthabiseng Convention Centre on Monday as part of his public consultation mission in his first 100 days in office.See the Story
Matekane demands report on wool debacle
Africa · MaseruMASERU – ’Mamamello Holomo only enrolled with the Lesotho College of Education (LCE) in her home district of Thaba-Tseka after completing high school because of pressure from her parents. “They wanted me to further my studies to tertiary level so that I could land a high-paying job in future,” says Holomo, the recently elected MP for Thaba-Tseka constituency who is a member of the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party. “But what I really wanted …See the Story
A novice with a dream
Africa · LilongweZimbabwe beat hosts Malawi 3-1 this morning to top their group. The Patricia River girls were good value for their win recovering from a first set disappointment to clinch a come-from-behind win. Zimbabwe will wait to see if they will get a bye when Group B proceedings finish by close of business today.See the Story
Girls Volleyball team through to AUSC Region 5 quarter-finals
Africa · South AfricaThe pastor of the church where congregants drowned during a baptism ceremony has gone to ground. His identity is not known. 13 of the 14 bodies retrieved from the Jukskei River have been positively identified. The search for the other missing bodies continues. Reports are that the pastor survived the flash flood after congregants rescued him.See the Story
Jukskei River baptism drownings: Pastor of informal 'church' goes to ground
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
