Black SA soldier reburied in France
The remains of a Black South African soldier who died nearly a century ago during World War I have been reburied alongside those of 600 of his white compatriots in northern France. Vice President Cyril Ramaphosa was among those at the ceremony. Private Myengwa Beleza was buried in a civilian cemetery in Le Havre because […]
Lethal new attacks on Kenya coast
Kenyan authorities say at least 29 people have died in attacks around the Lamu area on their Indian Ocean coast. More than 65 people died in massacres by the Al Shabab terror group in the area last month. Al Shabab’s claimed responsibility for the attacks by gunmen who fired indiscriminately at homes, burned down a […]
Italian marine rescue saves African migrants
Italy’s maritime search and rescue missions saved more than 2 600 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean this past few days. This follows the tragic discovery of 45 people suffocated on a packed fishing vessel off Sicily last week. The people rescued come from Eritrea Sudan, Algeria and the DRC. They’d hoped to swell the number […]