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South African officials have hit back at US accusations that a Russian ship collected weapons from a naval base near Cape Town late last year. The US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety,, said on Thursday he was confident that a Russian ship under US sanctions took on board weapons from the Simon’s Town base […]
Flash floods have devastated Ethiopia and Somalia after nearly three years of drought. According to Crop Monitor, in March 2023, heavy rainfall caused flash flooding that resulted in dozens of fatalities and affected 300,000 individuals in Ethiopia and Somalia. The flooding was particularly damaging due to the region experiencing nearly three years of extreme drought. […]
Tunisia’s Interior Minister, Kamel Fekih, called the recent synagogue attack a premeditated one. He confirmed that the gunman responsible for the attack at the Al Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, which killed five people and injured a dozen others, had intentionally targeted the ancient Jewish temple in a premeditated act. The minister pledged to spare no […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said an investigation is under way after the United States ambassador in Pretoria accused the country of having provided arms to Moscow despite its stated neutrality on Russia’s war in Ukraine. The government is opening an independent inquiry led by a retired judge into the allegation, Ramaphosa’s office said […]
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill. On December 20, 2011, an estimated 40,000 barrels of crude oil leaked when a tanker was loaded at Shell’s Bonga oilfield, 120km (75 miles) off the […]
On Wednesday morning, strong explosions have rocked Khartoum on the 26th day of the war for power in Sudan between soldiers and paramilitaries, without any humanitarian corridor having so far been approved by the negotiators of the two camps. As reported by witnesses in different neighborhoods of the city, no humanitarian corridor has been approved […]
Two worshippers and two security guards have been killed in a gun attack near Africa’s oldest synagogue, on the Tunisian island of Djerba. The attack took place during an annual pilgrimage to the island, which attracts Jewish visitors from Europe and Israel. A guard reportedly shot dead his partner before opening fire on visitors and […]
A Senegalese court has handed opposition figure Ousmane Sonko a six-month suspended sentence in an appeal of a defamation case that could jeopardise his run for president next year. In March, he received a two-month suspended sentence and a hefty fine in March for defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang. On Monday, a Dakar appeals […]
Gunmen have abducted 25 worshippers in the latest Nigerian church attack. According to the church official on Monday, a Baptist church in northwestern Nigeria was attacked by an armed assailants on Sunday, resulting in the abduction of 25 worshippers. This is the most recent in a series of attacks that have been occurring in Nigeria, […]
A journalist has been shot dead in the northwest region of Cameroon, according to a statement from the local journalists union. Anye Nde Nsoh, the bureau chief for “The Advocate” weekly newspaper in the west and northwest region, was in a pub in Bamenda’s Ntarikon neighbourhood when he was targeted by unknown attackers. This incident […]
The death toll from floods and landslides in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 203 people dead as more bodies are recovered, an administrative official said. The provisional death toll, announced late on Friday (May 5) by the provincial governor, was at least 176 dead. “Here in Bushushu, 203 bodies […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Burundi to hold discussions with President Evariste Ndayishimiye regarding the ongoing conflict in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has already contributed around 100 soldiers to the peacekeeping force in the eastern DRC, where the Congolese army is currently battling the M23 rebel group. Upon his […]
A Gambian group, Bring Back Cheaper Tariffs Movement, has called on the government to demand affordable water and electricity for Gambians. The group made the call in a statement on Friday May 5, 2023. According to the group, access to these basic services is a fundamental human right. “Access to affordable water and electricity is […]
A Nigerian politician and former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has been sentenced to nine years and eight months in a UK prison for orchestrating an illegal scheme to extract a kidney for his daughter from a young man he had trafficked to London. Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and Dr Obinna Obeta […]
President Joe Biden has issued an executive order permitting sanctions against Sudan, with the aim of bringing an end to the fighting. Mr Biden described the violence as a tragedy and a disloyalty to the Sudanese people.He stated that the unrest in Sudan posed an “extraordinary and exceptional threat to the national security and foreign […]
FIFA legend Didier Drogba has emphasized the power of football to foster unity and cultural respect. In an event held at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Didier Drogba, the World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health, and renowned football player, highlighted the transformative potential of football. Alongside HRH Princess Reem […]
The number of victims in Rwanda’s floods has risen to at least 127. Torrential rains have swept through the Western , Southern and Northern provinces destroying homes and causing landslides.According to Rwandan authorities, most of the deaths occurred in the Western Province bordering Lake Kivu . Rwanda’s minister in charge of emergency management, Marie Solange […]
The first group of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan has finally arrived in Abuja after being stranded at the border with Egypt for several days. Nigerian authorities have organized the evacuation plan to cover over 3,500 nationals affected by the conflict in Sudan. One of the evacuees, Aisha Aliyu-Kaga, a female student, shared her harrowing experience, […]
The Chairman, Board of Directors of a New York health initiative, Lifestyle Lifespan Campaign, Sheikh Musa Drammeh, has celebrated the emergence of a new center, National Center for Health Equity (NCHE). While speaking about the center on Wednesday May 3, 2023, Drammeh stated that Lifestyle Lifespan campaign, is an initiative dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles […]
Protests have erupted in Morocco amid the continuously soaring food prices. Moroccan trade union activists gathered in Rabat to protest against the worsening economic conditions in the country. The demonstration aimed to address the issues of declining purchasing power, soaring inflation, and high food prices. The unions put forward several demands, including a cap on […]