Egypt’s PM pauses news conference due to dizziness
Egypt’s prime minister was forced to briefly pause a televised news conference on Wednesday after experiencing some dizziness. Fifty-eight year…
Cities worldwide illuminate the festive spirit for Christmas
With Christmas Day fast approaching, cities around the world are getting into the festive spirit. The end of November saw…
$45 million to boost vaccine production in Senegal
A $45 million investment has been announced to support vaccine production in Senegal. The U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the…
Iran’s president to attend D-8 summit of developing nations in Egypt
Ministers from the D-8 group of developing nations met in Cairo from Tuesday ahead of a summit on Thursday in…
Embattled Liberian speaker questioned by police over parliament fire
The embattled speaker of Liberia’s House of Representatives has been questioned by the police after a huge fire at the…
Influential ex-defence minister jailed for corruption in Guinea
A court in Guinea has sentenced a former highly influential defence minister to five years in prison for corruption, illicit…
Dozens of children killed in crush at Nigerian funfair
Thirty-five children have been killed in a crush at a funfair in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan, with six…
Ghana President-elect Mahama names anti-corruption team
Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama has named an anti-corruption team to gather information on suspected graft, his transition team said…
Egypt court upholds sentence against ex-presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawy
An Egyptian court has upheld a one-year prison sentence with labour against former presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawy and his campaign…
Kenyan man sentenced to 50 years in jail for killing LGBTQ activist
A Kenyan court has sentenced a man to 50 years in prison after he was convicted of the murder of…
Uganda’s court orders government to pay LRA war crime victims
A Ugandan court has ordered the government to pay up to 10 million Ugandan shillings ($2,740) to each victim of…
UN Peacekeeping Chief Discusses Progress In CAR
On the second day of his visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN peacekeeping chief, met…
Vinícius Júnior and Bonmatí win best player at Fifa 2024 awards
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior finally got his hands on a big global player award on Tuesday. Vinicius was named…
Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies
A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as…
An estimated 2.7 million women of reproductive age displaced in Sudan
An estimated 2.7 million women of reproductive age are displaced in Sudan according to data from the United Nations Population…
Lookman and Banda proud to top African footballers of the year
Ademola Lookman, the Nigerian striker playing for Atalanta, was named the 2024 African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation…
Nigerian man promised pardon after 10 years on death row for stealing hens
A Nigerian man who has spent 10 years on death row for stealing some hens and eggs has been promised…
The city where shopkeepers fear their CCTV cameras could get them killed
Shop owners in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, are caught between a rock and a hard place over a government directive that…
Suspected Darfur militia leader maintains his innocence at ICC war crimes trial
A Sudanese man accused of ordering thousands of pro-government Janjaweed militia to carry out atrocities including murder and rape in…
Senegal’s 2025 budget sees lower deficit after audit revelations
Senegal expects a budget deficit of about 7% of gross domestic product in 2025, according to government proposals seen by…