Senegal’s political landscape sees a significant shift as Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announces the formation of a new government consisting of 25 ministers and five junior ministers, unveiled on Friday following President Bassirou Diomaye...
South Africa’s Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned after police raided her home during a corruption investigation. Ms Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts during her time as...
In February last year, a 45-year-old Indian businessman shot himself dead during a Facebook Live session after being harassed by money lenders. In February 2022, Abu Mohsin Khan, the father-in-law of famous Bangladesh actor,...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s president-elect will take office in April after winning the March 24 presidential election. The former tax inspector went into the race as the main opposition candidate, after his boss, the...
Thousands of newlyweds in Zimbabwe have been surprised to learn that their marriage certificates are not valid. It has emerged that, because of a clerical issue, certificates issued within the last 18 months are void – a discovery...
At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in...
A court in Uganda has sentenced more than 100 women to one month of community service each after they confessed to sending their children to beg in the capital, Kampala. The court has also...
Nigeria is seeking Interpol’s help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2m (£4.9m) from the central bank, using the forged signature of then President Muhammadu Buhari. Authorities believe that the suspects conspired with...
A cult leader in Kenya has been charged with murder after more than 400 bodies were found buried in shallow graves in a remote forest in the east of the country. Survivors and victims’...
Controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo has alleged that the late Prophet TB Joshua committed suicide when he knew he discovered that he was being investigated and the results of the investigation was about to be...
Senegal’s political landscape sees a significant shift as Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announces the formation of a new government consisting of 25 ministers and five junior ministers, unveiled on Friday following President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s resounding victory in elections in March. The cabinet composition, approved by President Faye, marks...
South Africa’s Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned after police raided her home during a corruption investigation. Ms Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts during her time as defence minister. She has denied the charges and said her resignation was “in no way...
In February last year, a 45-year-old Indian businessman shot himself dead during a Facebook Live session after being harassed by money lenders. In February 2022, Abu Mohsin Khan, the father-in-law of famous Bangladesh actor, Riaz Ahmed, shot himself dead during a Facebook Live session. In September 2020, Iraq War...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s president-elect will take office in April after winning the March 24 presidential election. The former tax inspector went into the race as the main opposition candidate, after his boss, the widely-loved Ousmane Sonko was barred by the courts from the elections because of statutory convictions...
Thousands of newlyweds in Zimbabwe have been surprised to learn that their marriage certificates are not valid. It has emerged that, because of a clerical issue, certificates issued within the last 18 months are void – a discovery which could affect all those couples who got married within this period. The matter came...
At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province – close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given. A...
A court in Uganda has sentenced more than 100 women to one month of community service each after they confessed to sending their children to beg in the capital, Kampala. The court has also banned the women from returning to the city and ordered that they be sent back...
Nigeria is seeking Interpol’s help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2m (£4.9m) from the central bank, using the forged signature of then President Muhammadu Buhari. Authorities believe that the suspects conspired with Nigeria’s former central bank chief Godwin Emefiele. He is already on trial on 20 charges,...
A cult leader in Kenya has been charged with murder after more than 400 bodies were found buried in shallow graves in a remote forest in the east of the country. Survivors and victims’ families have said Paul Mackenzie urged followers to fast in order to “go see Jesus”....
Controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo has alleged that the late Prophet TB Joshua committed suicide when he knew he discovered that he was being investigated and the results of the investigation was about to be released soon. “BBC was planning to disgrace Joshua as early as 2020/2021 when they started...
