Africa

Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has taken the government to court after he was allegedly blocked from travelling to South Korea for a conference. It is alleged that Mr Lungu was invited for a world peace conference but when he was about to depart, he was ejected from his plane …

The acting mayor of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, has been sacked after he was caught on camera apparently slapping a member of the public, local media reported. Emmanuel Khamis Richard had refused to resign despite mounting pressure from fellow politicians since footage of him appearing to assault the female …

A student was found in possession of more than 40 girls underwear while living the girls hostel in Zimbabwe, according to reports. The discovery was made when a parent dropped off his daughter at the school and encountered the student exiting the girls hostel. The suspect claimed to be dropping …

At least seventeen people have been killed by a landslide in the town of Lisala, capital of Mongala province in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo, local media reported. Seven women, seven men and three children under five years died. They were buried the same day due to lack of …

Egyptian main opposition party won’t nominate a candidate in the presidential election due next year, it said, after one of its leaders was sentenced to six months in prison. The Free Current coalition said that Hisham Kassem had been a potential presidential candidate. He was found guilty of slander and …

Nine people have died from a cholera outbreak in Ethiopia’s north-western Benishangul-Gumuz Region, state television (ETV) reported on Sunday, citing health authorities. A regional health official, Abdulmunhem Al-Beshir, said that “some 131 people have been infected in the outbreak while nine others died,” ETV said. Cases have been reported in …

The lifeless body of an 18-year-old apprentice has been discovered in an uncompleted building at Anwiankwanta in Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The victim had failed to return home after she closed from work,” reports said. “This prompted a search by her family and other community members which …

The Congo-Brazzaville government has denied reports of a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso, who has been in power for 39 years. It follows unconfirmed social media reports that the military was trying to oust the 79-year old leader, who is currently in New York for the 78th session of …

Canada’s Roxgold on Friday opened its gold mine in the north-western region of Ivory Coast, aiming to produce about 130,000 ounces of gold per year, Reuters reported, citing the company. “We have more than 10 years of mining production ahead of us at Seguela and our ambition is to continue …

A human rights NGO has criticised Kenya’s President William Ruto for failing to reduce human rights violations, after it documented a more than twofold increase in abuses since the beginning of Mr Ruto’s presidency in September 2022. “In the past year, we have witnessed a wave of punitive policing during …