Africa

13-year-old girl gives birth during mathematics examination in Uganda

A 13-year-old pupil gave birth to a baby boy during a Mathematics examination in the ongoing Primary Leaving Examinations in Mpigi District, Uganda. The incident...

Kenya imposes new lockdown

Kenya has imposed a new lockdown to combat a surge in coronavirus infections. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced a ban on all inland travel...

Congolese opposition candidate dies from COVID-19, day after Presidential elections

By Abba Gwale Congolese opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas has died of Covid-19 after he was being transferred to France for treatment on Monday, the...

Congo election in turmoil after opposition candidate hospitalised with COVID-19

The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member...

Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as Tanzania’s first female President

By Salim Yunusa Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as Tanzania’s president two days after the death of incumbent John Magufuli, and now faces the...

Buhari Mourns President Magufili

By Ismail Auwal President Muhammadu Buhari has said that legacy of patriotism and dedication of John Pombe Magufuli to the African cause will continue to...

Zwelithini’s successor still unknown, as Zulus await new king

By Ismail Auwal South Africa's largest ethnic group, the Zulus, await a new king as they bid farewell to the longest-serving king, who died after...

10 years on, Syria’s war still rages  

By Ismail Auwal The 10-year old war in Syria has reportedly consumed the lives of 500,000 more than half of country's pre-conflict population remains displaced,...

South Africa: Zulu king who incited violence against Nigerians dies at 72

  By Ismail Auwal   The Zulu King behind the inciment against Nigerians in South Africa, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has died at age 72. His cousin, the...

20 killed, 30 injured in Mogadishu blast

By Ismail Auwal At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded by a suicide car bomb just outside a restaurant near the port in...

Senegal opposition leader Sonko arrested after clashes, lawyer says

Senegal's prominent opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been arrested, his lawyer said on Wednesday after supporters scuffled with security forces ahead of his scheduled...

Terrorists kill two soldiers in Mali

By Ismail Auwal Terrorist in Mali have killed two soldiers in an ambush in the central region of the country on Tuesday. The ambush targeted an...

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