Africa

Togo shuts down mosques, churches over rising COVID-19 cases

By Salim Yunusa Togo’s government has ordered all places of worship to shut down for one month starting on Friday, following a “worrying upsurge” in...

Mixed reaction trails approval part-time marriage in Egypt by Al Azhar scholar

  By Salim Yunusa   Dr. Ahmed Karima, Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at Al Azhar University, was trending on social media in Egypt after approving ‘part-time marriage’.   Karima...

Soldiers stage coup d’etat in Guinea, capture President

By Salim Yunusa Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea's capital on Sunday said in a short broadcast on state television that they have dissolved...

Ghana’s Chief Imam donates $8,000 for church construction

Ghana’s chief imam Sheikh Osman Sharubutu has donated more than US$8 000 to support the construction of a national cathedral, international reports have said...

Al-Qaeda, ISIS expanding in Africa, UN warns

Agency Report Two decades after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, U.S, terror networks – Al-Qaida and Islamic State – continue to pose...

US offers $5m bounty for Guinea-Bissau coup leader

The United States announced Thursday it is offering a $5 million reward for the arrest of Guinea-Bissau's former coup leader Antonio Indjai, wanted for...

Opposition leader declared winner of Zambia’s presidential election

By Salim Yunusa   Zambia's electoral commission has confirmed that last week's presidential election was won by the opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema.   Mr Hichilema defeated his main...

Boko Haram kills five Cameroonian soldiers, civilian 

By Salim Yunusa Boko Haram islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country, the defence...

Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa named in U.S. $500K fraud case

By Ismail Auwal Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's name was allegedly used in a botched deal which resulted in a Harare man losing US$488, 000. According to...

Malawi President Travels To the UK For Virtual Conference, Blames Poor Internet In His Country

By Salim Yunusa   Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has sparked outrage in his country after he travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) to attend a virtual...

South Africa Zuma riots: Death toll mounts amid looting

At least 30 people have now died in the violence which has been engulfing parts of South Africa since the country's former President Jacob...

Jacob Zuma surrenders, sent to prison

By Salim Yunusa South African police have confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma has turned himself in. Sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt...

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