Category: Africa
Tribunal hears bid to annul Tinubu’s election win
A tribunal has begun hearing a petition by several opposition candidates in Nigeria to annul Bola Tinubu's victory in February's presidential electio [...]
Hospital attacked and banks looted in Sudan
Reports from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, suggest that looting has become such a severe problem that it's causing shortages of basic supplies.
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Ethiopia arrests ‘wanted journalist’ in Djibouti
The Ethiopian government has repatriated a journalist who was arrested in Djibouti in collaboration with Djiboutian authorities and Interpol, the sta [...]
South Africa’s Transport department plans to scrap more than 3,000 old taxis
The department of transport plans to scrap more than 3,000 old taxis in the current financial year through its taxi recapitalisation programme (TRP). [...]
Nigerian police rescue 58 kidnap victims
Police in Nigeria say they have rescued 58 people who had been abducted and held hostage by criminal gangs in central Kogi state.
It was not clear [...]
DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives
Nearly 400 bodies have been retrieved following floods and landslides that hit two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week.
The [...]
Sudan fighting: The Nigerian footballer who fled in his shorts
Charles Collins was looking forward to his next match in the Sudan Premier League when fighting broke out in the country on 15 April, turning the cit [...]
SOUTH AFRICA: Woman taxi association trainer shot dead in meeting
A Cape Town woman taxi association training officer has been shot dead, allegedly while attending a meeting.
Charmaine Bailey, 56, was shot [...]
Cannabis and khat ban overturned in Uganda
A law that criminalised drugs and narcotics, such as marijuana and khat, has been nullified by Uganda’s constitutional court.It follows a challenge s [...]
Sudan fighting: Warring sides set for Saudi Arabia talks
Saudi Arabia is to host the first face-to-face talks on Saturday between the warring armies in Sudan, after several ceasefires broke down.
A joint [...]