Africa

Nigeria Fuel Tanker explosion leaves 94 dead, scores injured in Jigawa

Abuja, (NG):- A fuel tanker crashed and exploded in Jigawa state in northern Nigeria late on Tuesday after the driver lost control...

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Comoros president wounded in knife attack

Moroni, (CM): Comoros President Azali Assoumani was wounded in an attack Friday, the government said, with three other sources close to the...

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob dies aged 82

Windhoek, (NM):- Namibia’s President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He...

World’s first malaria vaccine rolled out in Cameroon

Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide and as a matter of routine, AFP journalists saw,...

AFCON 2023: Gambia suffer tragedy after flight enroute Cote d’Ivoire suffers oxygen failure

The Gambia National Team Thursday faced a life-threatening ordeal when the cabin oxygen supply failed on their chartered flight in a heart-stopping...

DR Congo constitutional court confirms Tshisekedi poll victory

DR Congo’s Constitutional Court Tuesday confirmed President Felix Tshisekedi’s landslide victory in a December election for a second term in the poor...

Nigerian president suspends poverty minister in corruption scandal

Lagos, (NG): Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Monday suspended his poverty minister Betta Edu following allegations that she diverted public funds into...

Unknown gunmen kidnap five university students – police

Lagos, (NG): Police in Katsina Friday said unknown gunmen kidnapped five female students from a university in the northwestern Katsina state in...

Nigeria to ban degrees from Uganda, Kenya over fraud

Lagos, (NG): The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced it intends to suspend recognition of degree certificates and other academic qualifications from...

Thabo Mbeki Foundation says ex-South African President alive and well

Johannesburg, (SA): The Thabo Mbeki Foundation founded by former South Africa’s former President, Thabo Mbeki, has refuted death reports of its founder...

DR Congo’s Tshisekedi wins second term in landslide election victory

KINSHASA, DR CONGO– DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional...

40 killed after heavy rains ravage villages in eastern DR Congo

Kinshasha, (DRC):- At least 40 people died due to landslides and floods following heavy rains that hit overnight Tuesday in Bukavu, capital...

Burundi: Victims of the rebel attack buried amid tears

Emotions ran high on Tuesday as 19 people killed in an attack last Friday in Gatumba, Mutimbuzi commune, Bujumbura province, on the...

DR Congo bans protests against election ‘irregularities’

Kinshasha, (DRC): The DR Congo government said Tuesday that it will outlaw an opposition-led demonstration planned for Wednesday to protest alleged “irregularities”...

Rebel attack kills 20 in Burundi

Bujumbura, (AFP): An attack by rebels in western Burundi has killed 20 people, all but one of them civilians, the government said...

Tensions run high as DR Congo approaches election

Kinshasa (AFP) – The Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections on Wednesday that could consolidate its democracy or unleash fresh...

LIST: Sudan orders expulsion of 15 UAE diplomats

Khartoum (AFP): Sudan’s foreign ministry declared 15 UAE diplomats persona non grata Sunday, demanding they leave Sudan “within 48 hours,” according to...

Somali president’s son flees Turkey after deadly crash

The son of Somalia’s president, alleged to have knocked and killed a delivery rider in Istanbul, has fled Turkey despite an international...

Kenya bans Kaunda suit, African traditional wear in parliament

Nairobi, (KE): Kenya’s parliament has instituted a ban on the iconic Kaunda suit, named after the late Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, and...

Somalia officially joins East Africa trade bloc

Mogadishu, (AFP): Conflict-weary Somalia was admitted Friday into the East African Community (EAC) as the eighth member of the bloc as it...

UN Security Council extends AU mission in Somalia to 2024

New York, US (Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union...

Prominent opposition activist found dead after weeks of abduction

Harara, (ZW): A prominent opposition activist who was abducted at the weekend while campaigning ahead of Zimbabwe’s key by-elections has been found...