Tanzanian opposition heavyweight, Tundu Lissu, who was shot 16 times in a 2017 attack, returned home from exile on Monday to challenge President John Magufuli in elections later this year. Lissu, a former MP with the Chadema main opposition party, was welcomed by hundreds of supporters, who clamoured around his car as he waved from […]

An Egyptian court Monday sentenced five female social media influencers to two years in jail on charges of violating public morals, a judicial source said. The verdict against Haneen Hossam, Mowada al-Adham and three others came after they posted footage on video-sharing app TikTok. “The Cairo economic court sentenced Hossam, Adham and three others to […]

Brazil’s best-known indigenous leader, chief Raoni Metuktire, was released from hospital Saturday after a health scare and gave thanks for all the support he received during his convalescence. “I want to thank everyone who supported me, who heard about me every day, about my health. I thank you, now I am healed,” said Raoni, an […]

Thousands of Israelis protested Saturday in Jerusalem and other cities including Tel Aviv, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation over his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In Jerusalem, they rallied outside Netanyahu’s residence holding up signs accusing him of corruption, a reference to the premier’s indictment in January for bribery, fraud and breach of […]

South Africa’s Trade Minister, Ebrahim Patel, on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19, the cabinet said, the fourth minister to contract the virus in Africa’s hardest-hit country. Cabinet spokeswoman Phumla Williams said in a statement that Patel, 58, received his results on Saturday. “Minister Patel is in good spirits and is in self-quarantine, and will continue […]