All posts tagged "AFP News"
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721AfricaComoros 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...
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996NationalBobi Wine under house arrest after airport seize on return to Uganda
Kampala., (UG): Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said Thursday he was under house arrest after being seized by security officials on his...
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900Big StoryStudy shows Anti-Covid drug may have led to virus mutations
An anti-Covid drug widely used across the world may have caused mutations in the virus, researchers said on Monday, but there was...
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1.0KSportsRwanda women’s coach suspended for saying Ghanaian rivals were ‘like men’
Kigali. The head coach of Rwanda’s women’s football team was suspended on Saturday by the national federation for saying Ghanaian rivals were...
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595AfricaKagame to run for fourth term as Rwanda’s President
Kigali, (AFP): Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in...
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546NewsCongolese govt denies military coup against long-time leader Nguesso
The Congolese Government has denied reports about a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso who has been in power for 38 years....
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955AfricaOver 1000 people killed in Morocco earthquake
Rabat, (AFP): Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in decades has killed over 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, causing widespread damage and sending terrified residents...
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791AfricaSouth Africa’s Zuma quickly released after reporting to Prison
Pretoria (AFP) – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma reported back to prison on Friday only to be swiftly released, in the...
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877AfricaNiger soldiers claim to have overthrown President Bazoum
NIAMEY, NIGER: Soldiers claimed to have overthrown the Niger government on Wednesday following an apparent coup in the fragile state. Disgruntled members...
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1.5KNewsUS announces Shs18b bounty on ADF leader Seka Musa Baluku
The United States has announced a reward of up to $5 million (about Shs18 billion) for information leading to the capture of...
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764AfricaAt least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after in Lybia shipwreck
"At least 73 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead following a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast yesterday (Tuesday)," the UN's...
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1.3KAfricaAl-Shabaab attacks African Union Base in Somalia, casualties reported
Al-Shabaab, which has been fighting for years to topple the central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation...
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730AfricaLast-gasp Mane penalty gives Senegal victory over brave Zimbabwe
Disaster struck the gallant underdogs when a shot hit the right arm of Kelvin Madzongwe and Mane sent goalkeeper Petros Mhari the...
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1.6KBig StoryPope: Sex outside marriage is not serious sin
Pope Francis urged caution on Monday in the “interpretation” of a damning report into child sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy, saying...
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890NewsFormer South Korean president Roh Tae-woo dies
AFP NEWS: Former South Korean president and general Roh Tae-woo, who was instrumental in crushing the Gwangju Uprising at a cost of...
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1.0KAfricaOver 100 feared dead after vessel capsizes in DR Congo
KINSHASHA, DRC: More than 100 people are believed dead or missing in the sinking of a makeshift vessel on the Congo river,...
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1.0KEditorialUS hails Ugandan govt for taking in Afghans
AFP NEWS: The United States on Thursday saluted Albania, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Uganda for agreeing to take in Afghans being evacuated...
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834AfricaSudan ‘to hand over’ Bashir for international war crimes trial
KHARTOUM, SUDAN | AFP: Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with two other officials wanted...
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1.2KCOVID-194 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide
Although more than four billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered around the world, poorer countries are still struggling to secure...
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1.0KAfricaSouth Africa Protests: Death toll reaches 45 after Soweto looting stampede
Stores in two South African provinces were ransacked on Tuesday for a fifth consecutive day, hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed troops...