Tinubu suspends head of Nigeria anti-corruption body
Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu has suspended indefinitely the head of the country’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Namibia to sell 40 crocodiles to reduce conflicts
Namibia has put 40 crocodiles up for sale to reduce conflicts between humans and wildlife in the north-eastern regions of…
Zimbabwe breaks a record with its tobacco sales
Zimbabwe has produced a record amount of tobacco this year, with 263,000 tonnes sold so far this season. The agriculture…
Sudan’s RSF condemns killing of Darfur governor
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has condemned the killing of the governor of West Darfur state, Khamis Abbakar, on…
Kenya cult members in court for attempted suicide
Sixty-five members of a Kenyan doomsday cult, who were rescued from the Shakahola Forest, are appearing in court to face…
HOW BUHAROCRACY PUT NIGERIA IN THROES (PART 2)
BY PROF. MIKE A. A. OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, Ph.D, LL.M, LL.D, D.Litt. INTRODUCTION In part 1 of this…
Treason charges against Ugandan regional king dropped
Uganda’s Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped all charges against King Charles Wesley Mumbere of the Rwenzururu kingdom and 217…
Tanzanian woman convicted for rape of eight-year-old
There is outrage in Tanzania after a middle-aged woman was found to have raped an eight-year-old boy and infected him…
Father of Julie Ward who spent years hunting Kenya killer dies
A father who spent 35 years trying to hunt down his daughter’s killer after she was murdered in Kenya has…
Sudan conflict: Doctors shaken by rape in Bahri and Khartoum
The voice of the female doctor in war-hit Sudan is shaky. She is leaving a message with BBC Arabic’s mobile…
UN chief ‘appalled’ by Darfur’s ethnic and sexual violence
UN chief António Guterres says he is appalled by reports of large-scale violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. His…
Kwara boat accident: 100 dead and more missing in Nigeria
More than 100 people have drowned and more are missing after a boat carrying them down the River Niger in…
Evidence shows M23 behind DR Congo massacre – HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has found further evidence that rebels backed by Rwanda killed dozens of people in…
Kenyan record-breaker to buy her dad promised car
Kenyan athletic champion Faith Kipyegon became emotional after receiving prize money for breaking two world records in a week, saying…
South African MPs pass ‘revolutionary’ health bill
South Africa’s lower house of parliament has passed a contentious universal healthcare bill – described by the health minister as…
Egyptian man executed over marriage proposal murder
The authorities in Egypt have executed a man who had been convicted of killing a fellow university student last year…
AfroFest Bristol: Hundreds celebrate Afro-Caribbean cultures
Hundreds of people have attended a colourful festival celebrating African and Caribbean culture. AfroFest Bristol was started in 2019, and…
Ghana back as Africa’s top gold producer
Ghana has regained its status as the leading producer of gold in Africa after a 32% surge in gold production…
Militants killed more than 40 in eastern DR Congo
Militiamen from a group known as Codeco (Cooperative for Development of the Congo) have been blamed for an attack on…
ANC expels ex-Secretary General Magashule
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has expelled its former Secretary General Ace Magashule a week after a party…