Malawi’s vice president, former first lady among 10 people killed in plane crash
Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation’s president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the aircraft in a foggy forest. The military plane...
View ArticleKenyan policeman shoots magistrate in open court
A senior Kenyan police officer has been shot dead after he opened fire at a magistrate in court in the capital, Nairobi. The chief inspector opened fire on Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti...
View ArticleThousands of young Kenyans protest tax hikes
Thousands of mostly young demonstrators took to the streets across Kenya on Thursday to protest tax hikes, blowing whistles and chanting slogans in a vivid show of anger by Gen-Z protesters against...
View ArticleLiberian president cuts his salary by 40%
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has announced that he will slash his salary by 40%. His office said he hoped to set a precedent for “responsible governance” and demonstrate “solidarity” with...
View ArticleObasanjo says Africa is on the edge of chaos
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the African continent was on the edge of chaos. “All over Africa, we are… sitting on a keg of gunpowder,” he said in a recent interview with...
View ArticleChad: Floods have killed hundreds of people and affected 1.5 million
Every single one of Chad’s provinces have been hit by intense floods brought on by severe rainfall that have left 341 dead and affected a total of 1.5 million inhabitants since July, the UN said on...
View ArticleMajor jihadist attack in Mali’s capital killed more than 70
A jihadist attack in the Malian capital targeting a military police training camp and airport left more than 70 people dead and 200 wounded, one of the highest tolls suffered by the security forces in...
View Article8 passport officers arrested in Zimbabwe over dodgy documents issued to 4...
Police have arrested eight employees of the Registrar General’s department at the passport office in Harare after four Cameroonian nationals were intercepted at Beitbridge trying to enter South Africa...
View ArticleUN Conference on diversity holds in Nairobi
A UN conference on climate diversity and desertification, held on the theme “Greening the African Horizon” took place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 17 September 2024 with Africa taking center stage in...
View Article4 Cameroonians in court for falsifying Zimbabwean passports
Four Cameroonian nationals appeared in court on Saturday facing charges of falsifying information to obtain Zimbabwean birth certificates and passports. The accused – Duma Ebako Christiana Boyombe...
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