Africa

Five Ugandan marine officers on a mission to recover bodies from last week’s accident in Lake Victoria were rescued on Sunday after their rescue boat capsized, police have said. At least 20 people died in the accident last Tuesday involving an overloaded boat believed to have been carrying 34 people. …

After 18 years of operating in Kampala, the UN’s human rights mission will close on Saturday because the Ugandan government has ended its mandate. Sub-offices in Gulu and Moroto, in northern Uganda, have already closed. It comes after Uganda passed some of the world’s harshest anti-LGBT laws against the advice …

An opposition supporter in Zimbabwe has been killed while travelling to an election rally, according to the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), local media reported. The death comes during an increasingly contentious and violent campaign period. CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said Tinashe Chitsunge was among a group of …

Senegalese authorities announced the suspension of the social network TikTok, claiming that citizens are using it to spread hateful messages, threatening the stability of the country. The information was brought to the public by the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy. According to the statement, “TikTok is the …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Johannesburg to attend a summit of the BRICS group of nations this month, the Indian government said on Thursday. BRICS’ current five members – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – are due to convene there on Aug. 22-24. China and …

An African-American got married to ten different women on the same day and the video continues to arouse curiosity among Internet users. In the item, the groom is seen posing for photos with the ten brides after the ceremony. He knelt down and one of his wives sat on his …

The United States on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of its “non-essential” personnel at the embassy in Niamey, after the military coup against Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, the State Department announced on Thursday. The United Kingdom has taken a similar decision, deciding to “temporarily” reduce the staff of its embassy in …

Nigerian authorities said on Wednesday they had cut off electricity supplies to their northern neighbor Niger after a military coup in the country. The move follows sanctions by Niger’s West African neighbors, local media reported. Niger is 70% energy dependent on Nigeria. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), …

A Moroccan man accused of criticising the country’s king on social media has been sentenced to five years in prison local media reported, citing his lawyer. Said Boukioud was charged with “undermining the monarchy” for comments he posted on Facebook in 2020 criticising Morocco’s normalisation of ties with Israel. He …

More than 100,000 unaware individuals in Ghana are carrying HIV virus, according to a statement from the Ghana Aids Commission. Shockingly, these carriers are completely unaware of their status, contributing to the inadvertent spread of the disease. Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director General of the Commission, disclosed this alarming information …