Cholera kills 15 in South Africa
Health officials in South Africa have confirmed that a cholera outbreak has killed at least 15 people. More than 100 others have…
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Tanzanian nurses to be charged with organ-harvesting
Four nurses in Tanzania’s western Tabora region are to be charged in court with harvesting the organs of baby twins, a regional…
Zimbabwe pardons over 4,000 prisoners to decongest jails
Zimbabwe has released about a fifth of all prisoners under a presidential amnesty order meant to decongest the country’s overcrowded jails. The…
82 Ghanaian police officers sue government over promotions
Some 82 Ghanaian police officers have sued the government accusing it of failing to promote them after they finished their studies under…
SA to buy emergency power to keep lights on – VP
South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile has said the government was hoping its emergency procurement programmes would bring an end to the…
Gay refugees face serious rights abuses in Kenya – Amnesty
LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya are facing serious human rights abuses, including rape, says a joint report by Amnesty International…
Tunisian journalists rally against anti-terror laws
Dozens of journalists in Tunisia have held a demonstration against what they say are repressive anti-terror laws designed to intimidate the media.…
UK hits Russia with new sanctions
Britain unveiled new sanctions against Russia on Friday, targeting imports of diamonds and other minerals in a bid to choke Moscow’s ability…
Death toll in Sudan’s clashes rises to 822 – doctors union
A Sudanese doctors’ union has said that the civilian death toll from the ongoing fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid…
Egypt accused of torturing women over alleged IS ties
Two human rights organisations have accused the Egyptian authorities of having arbitrarily detained – and in some cases tortured – women and…
US State Secretary, Blinken calls Tinubu ahead of May 29 inauguration
The U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken has assured Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu of the U.S. commitment to further strengthening the U.S.-Nigeria…
Tunisia opposition leader jailed for a year
A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to a year in prison. The Ennahda party leader, who is a fierce…
Seven killed, 17 trapped as mining pit collapses in Ghana
Seven people have died and 17 others remain trapped after a mining pit collapsed in Ghana’s Birim North district of the Eastern…
Kenyan officials sacked for mosquito net scam
Kenya’s President William Ruto has sacked a principal secretary in charge of public health and disbanded the entire board of a medical…
Three killed in Senegal clashes as Sonko snubs trial
Three people are now known to have died during clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of the opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko. He’s…
10th NASS: Ekpa warns southeast senators against playing ethnic card
As the intrigues of the 10th National Assembly Leadership continue to mount, popular Biafra agitator and separatist Simon Ekpa has warned returning…