Joe Brock

How politics nearly ruined deal to end South Africa’s longest strike

August 25, 2021 at 6:15 a.m.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Forty-eight hours after talks to end South Africa's longest strike hit a brick wall when the mining minister suddenly pulled out, a bishop and an anti-establishment corporate...

Special Report: The rifts behind Nigeria’s mass kidnap

August 25, 2021 at 5:25 a.m.

By Isaac Abrak and Joe Brock CHIBOK/ABUJA (Reuters) - When local people warned that hundreds of Islamist militants were heading towards his remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria, Danuma...

Turbulence in South Africa’s townships clouds ANC’s re-election drive

August 25, 2021 at 4:36 a.m.

ENNERDALE, South Africa (Reuters) - In many countries, protesters throwing rocks, torching government buildings and blocking roads with burning tires on an almost daily basis would strike fear into the...

Dissident ANC veterans urge voters to spoil South African ballots

August 25, 2021 at 4:00 a.m.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Dissident veterans in South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) urged voters on Tuesday to spoil their ballots at a national election next month, in a protest against...

South African prosecutor starts Pistorius cross-examination

August 25, 2021 at 3:50 a.m.

PRETORIA (Reuters) - South African state prosecutors started cross-examining Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius on Wednesday, vowing to "get to the truth" surrounding the killing of Pistorius' girlfriend on...

‘I took Reeva’s life,’ Pistorius tells South African court

August 25, 2021 at 3:51 a.m.

PRETORIA (Reuters) - Oscar Pistorius told a South African court on Wednesday that his girlfriend died in his arms, blood pouring from her body, as he tried to revive her...

Nigerian president orders state energy firm audit after graft allegation

November 4, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's president has authorized a forensic audit of the national energy company, the presidency said on Wednesday, after weeks of public uproar over an alleged $20 billion...

Nigerian president orders state energy firm audit after graft allegation

December 23, 2018 at 10:45 p.m.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's president has authorized a forensic audit of the national energy company, the presidency said on Wednesday, after weeks of public uproar over an alleged $20 billion...

Amnesty criticizes Shell’s reporting of Nigerian oil spills

August 24, 2021 at 10:06 p.m.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Amnesty International called into question Royal Dutch Shell's accounting in Nigeria for oil spill amounts and causes, saying the oil major was seeking to avoid compensation payments...

Nigeria seeks Niger’s military support against Boko Haram

August 24, 2021 at 3:09 p.m.

NIAMEY/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked its northern neighbor Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread...

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