Africa

A court in Kenya has said it may release suspected cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie if the state prosecutor fails to charge him within two weeks. Mr Mackenzie has been detained since last April in connection with the deaths of at least 400 people, many of whom starved themselves to …

Two female students were crushed to death by a moving trucka few metres away from the schools premises, near the junction of Ikot Inyang village, along Aba Road in Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria. “The driver of the truck lost control and rammed into the girls killing them instantly on the spot,” …

The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday confirmed the final results of last month’s elections, which declared President Félix Tshisekedi the winner. The verdict paves the way for Tshisekedi to serve another five years as head of Africa’s second-largest country and the world’s top producer of …

More than 5.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines bought on loan by the Ugandan government have expired, an audit report has said. The vaccines are valued at 28.1bn Ugandan shillings ($7.3m; £5.8m) and were purchased using a World Bank loan. Authorities say the expired vaccines will be withdrawn from health …

Liberia’s former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her family members have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. The four were arrested and indicted in June last year in connection with the death of Charlotte Musu, who was reportedly Ms Scott’s niece, the BBC reported. In February …

A Nigerian man has been arrested for the murder of another Nigerian in the Kufra District of Libya, according to reports. “This was made known in a post by the Migrant Rescue Watch on their X account,” reports said. The accused, during interrogation admitted to killing the victim also of …

The UN peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (Unmiss) has condemned the recent violence which resulted in a number of civilian casualties in Jonglei State in the east of the country. Nearly 30 civilians were reportedly killed in an attack on a cattle camp in Duk Padiet County on Thursday, in …

Nigerian president has suspended the minister of humanitarian affairs with immediate effect and asked the corruption watchdog to investigate financial transactions involving her ministry, the president’s spokesperson said on Monday. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, is the first minister to be suspended, less than six …

A two-year-old girl has been electrocuted after touching an exposed wire connected to her neighbour’s house in the Langbasa area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The deceased was electrocuted after coming into contact with a wire that was linked to his neighbour’s gate,” according to the deceased father. “Her death is …

The Ghanaian chef Failatu Abdul-Razak had clocked up 113 hours of cooking since January 1, 2024. in Tamale in northern Ghana. She plans to reach 200 hours in the longest culinary marathon. Her ambition is to break the world record for the longest culinary marathon, currently held by Irish chef …