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Use Masks, Avoid Shaking Hands Government Advises As Strange Flu Breaks Out

The Government in Uganda has advised people with Covid-like symptoms to wash hands, use masks and avoid hugging or shaking hands. The Health Ministry has said the wave of flu…

BREAKING: Police Boss Arrested on Charges of Murder and Assault

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has arrested an Eastern Cape station commander on charges of murder and assault. According to the watchdog, the 42-year-old captain allegedly accused the victims…

South Africa Pulls Out of ICC Ahead of Putin Visit

SOUTH AFRICA has started the process of pulling out of the International Criminal Court. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the decision is based on ‘manner in which it deals with…

South Africa Attracts R1.51 Trillion of New Investments, 26% More Than 5-Year Target

South Africa attracted R1.51 trillion of new investment pledges over the past five years, 26% more than a target set in 2018, president Cyril Ramaphosa said. New commitments made at…

Brutal Fighting in Sudan As Soldiers Attempt to Topple Government

Brutal fighting has continued to rage in Sudan between the military and a powerful paramilitary force after months of tensions between rival factions spiralled into an attempted coup on Saturday.…

Kamlesh Pattni Replicates Goldenberg Mega-scandal in Zimbabwe

Kenyan-born businessman Kamlesh Pattni has resurfaced in Harare, Zimbabwe amid claims of stealing billions from the Central Bank. Pattni has been exposed in a uniquely similar scam to the one…

6 Dead, Dozens Critically Injured As Nigerian Bus Crashes into Train

By AFP Six people were killed on Thursday when a train ploughed into a bus in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, the emergency services said. The accident, which happened in the…

Bola Tinubu is Nigeria President-elect

  By AFP What you need to know: The 70-year-old has now fulfilled his “lifelong” goal by winning the presidency of Africa’s most populous nation with 8.8 million votes, according…

REVEALED: Plans by Kenya Kwanza Government to Trim Down Raila Odinga

It has now emerged that Raila Odinga’s termination as the African Union Representative for Infrastructure was engineered by the Kenya Kwanza Government. Raila Odinga (third left) with Azimio Principals in…

JKIA Terminal 2 to Close on Friday and Sunday As Kenya Hosts US First Lady

The United States of America First Lady arrived in Namibia yesterday 22 February 2023 for the start of her African tour which will also take in Kenya. Jill Biden (left)…

BREAKING: African Union Picks Uhuru Kenyatta to Lead Nigeria Election Observation Team

The African Union on Tuesday night picked former Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta to lead the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to Nigeria. Me. Uhuru Kenyatta. This will be…

2 Security Guards Shot, Robbed of Guns in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Security guards shot, robbed of guns near Numbi Gate Two security guards have been shot and robbed of their firearms on Numbi Gate Road near Masoyi outside White River in…

Kinshasa Floods — Death toll Hits 169

The UN estimated 2.9 million people have been displaced by severe flooding in west and central Africa. The death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to rise…

N240 Million Laundering: Doyin Okupe Jailed for 2 Years And Released After Paying N13 Million Fine

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, found Dr. Doyin Okupe (a former Senior Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan), guilty of receiving over…

4 People Dead in Nigeria Ondo State Accident

Four people lost their lives in the early hours of yesterday in an auto crash that occurred at Shasha market axis along the busy Owo-Akure highway in Akure North Local…

Cyril Ramaphosa Re-elected ANC Party Leader Amidst Cash-heist Scandal

Ambitious Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected leader of South Africa’s ruling ANC party on Monday, despite being badly damaged by a cash-heist scandal that has dogged him for months. Ascendancy to…

Wives of Ghanaian Business Tycoon Wrangle Over His Property As He Lies on Deathbed

Ghanaian business tycoon, Alhaji Asuma Banda on his sick bed, helpless and motionless, with life ebbing out of him while his wives and children are hovering over him, fighting over…

Raila Rubs Shoulders with High and Mighty During Africa Leadership Conference in Washington DC

Azimio leader Raila Amollo Odinga is scheduled to make a keynote speech at a leadership conference in Abuja, Nigeria. Raila Amollo Odinga at the Africa Leadership Conference in Washington DC.…

BBC Report Reveals Kenya Headed in the Wrong Direction on Leadership

A poll carried out by global broadcaster BBC among African youth reveals that Kenya is among the top three African nations whose citizens are convinced their leadership is headed in…

Video: Hell Breaks Loose in Senegal Parliament As MP Slaps Female Colleague

Chaos in Senegal parliament as MP slaps female colleague.   The brawl began when opposition member Massata Samb walked over and slapped Amy Ndiaye Gniby – an MP of the…

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