Bury me in Rome, not Vatican, says Pope
Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome,…
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South African singer, Zahara, dies at 35
South African Afro-pop singer, Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara is dead. The award-winning singer, who was hospitalised, died on Monday night…
South Africa to build new nuclear plants: govt
South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced Tuesday. The country has…
Russia to hold presidential elections in occupied Ukraine
Russia’s Central Election Commission has approved the forthcoming presidential election to be held in partially occupied Ukrainian regions, according to a report…
Trump back in court for fraud trial
Former US president Donald Trump was back in court on Thursday for his New York civil trial on fraud allegations, once again…
UK not safe for me, family – Prince Harry
Prince Harry believes he was forced to leave the UK and that he and his family can never feel safe during visits…
British soldier killed in Kenya
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said said that one of their soldiers have been killed in Kenya while off duty.…
End of Gaza truce ‘serious mistake’ – UN rapporteur
As the Israeli military resumes its strikes on Gaza and rockets are fired from southerm Gaza into Israel, aid agencies say resuming…
Ethiopian Airlines bans ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags
Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria has banned the infamously nicknamed “Ghana Must Go” bags from their flights there. The luggage got the nickname…
Guinea-Bissau: Soldier detained after gunfire in capital
A man described as the leader of a group of soldiers who tried to free a detained minister and a senior state…
Elon Musk visits Isreal, backs war against Hamas
Popular Tech mogul, Elon Musk has visited Israel and declared support for the war against Hamas. Musk said that “There’s no choice”…
Over 74,000 children trapped in Timbuktu – NGO
More than 136,000 people, including an estimated 74,000 children are trapped in the historic northern Mali city of Timbuktu, the NGO Save…
Trial against Zambia’s ex-first lady Ms Lungu begins
A trial against Zambia’s former first lady Esther Lungu, the wife of ex-President Edgar Lungu, has begun in Lusaka. She has been…
Uganda plans $150m China loan to improve its internet
Uganda’s finance ministry has announced plans to borrow a $150m (£118m) loan from China’s Exim bank to develop the country’s internet infrastructure.…
Manhunt on for escaped Sierra Leone prisoners
Police in Sierra Leone say they are continuing the manhunt for people involved in what the government has described as a planned…
Kenya court declares 1.5% housing tax unconstitutional
A Kenyan court has declared as unconstitutional a 1.5% housing levy that was imposed by the government as part of a finance…