Africa

UN chief Antonio Guterres has called on the warring factions in Sudan to stop the fighting immediately, before the conflict escalates into an all out war. Mr Guterres said the people in Sudan were facing a humanitarian catastrophe, with hospitals destroyed, food and aid warehouses looted and millions facing food …

A mother describes herself as one of the unluckiest mothers on the planet, as she is the only one to have 11 children all with visual defects. “Shortly after her marriage, she welcomed her first child who was born blind, then a second and third, all suffering same predicament,” she …

A 42-year-old woman has been remanded to the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the murder of her co-wife at her residence in Alejo Street, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The suspect learnt that her husband had married another wife,and became angry” according to her. “She visited the pregnant …

Leaders of Sudan’s warring army and paramilitary forces agreed to a seven-day truce from May 4 to 11 in a phone call with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, the ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. “General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane (…) and General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo (…) have agreed in …

A 53-year-old man was stabbed to death in an unfinished building at Salvation Estate in Owode community, Ajah area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The victim who engaged in menial jobs, returned home, had his meal and went to bed. A yet-to-be-identified assailant made his way into the building at midnight …

Twelve stories, breathtaking views of Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint: in the center of Cape Town will soon rise the world’s tallest building constructed from industrial hemp. The workers are putting the finishing touches to this future “Hemp Hotel”, a hemp hotel which will have 54 rooms and …

A pregnant woman was assaulted on Monday, May 1, 2023 as she went to the hospital to be operated on with her child at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. “The woman decided to step out to pay her bills and the security man refused to grant her entry which led …

The death toll from landslides and floods in Rwanda has now risen to more than 100 amid heavy rains in the country, local media reported, citing authorities. The Rwandan public broadcaster, RBA, reports that 109 have so far died, 95 of those in the western province and 14 in the …

A 35-year-old man has lost his life while attempting to rescue a goat from drowning in a well at Atebubu district in the Bono East Region, Ghana. “A neighbor asked the victim to save her goat that was drowning in the community well, which he accepted,” reports said. Unaware of …

Ugandan parliament has watered down an anti-homosexuality bill that originally criminalised people for simply identifying as LGBTQ+. The proposed legislation, first approved in March, was returned to the house after President Yoweri Museveni suggested changes. He said the clause penalising people who identify as gay would have led to the …