Africa

Kenya’s first operational satellite was put into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California (United States), according to images from the American space company. The launch, originally scheduled for Monday evening in the United States, had been postponed several times this week due to bad …

At least 100 civilians have died in fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force that’s now in its third day., the Central committee of Sudanese Doctors said. Residents reported sustained gunfire in the capital, Khartoum on Monday, and fighting has also been seen in other cities across Sudan. …

Seven people were rescued from the rubble of a seven-storey building under construction that collapsed in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria. “Construction workers were performing their daily tasks in the building that had been under construction for months when it suddenly caved,” reports said. Some of …

Liberia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed opposition’s request to halt the ongoing nationwide voter registration ahead of October presidential and legislative elections. The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) claimed listing voters without first demarcating constituencies according to the recent national census was unconstitutional. But in a unanimous verdict, the court said …

A 25-year-old woman has been attacked and rapped in her in her house at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The incident occurred on Monday, April 10, 2023,” reports said. The victim was said to be the sister-in-law of Gomoa Ojobi Fulani chief, Haskan …

At least five elephants were killed last week in southern Chad by poachers who seized their tusks, according to the authorities and the Chadian NGO SOS Elephants, which is alarmed on Tuesday by a “sudden resumption” of these acts. There are fewer than 1,500 pachyderms left in Chad in 2023 …

A man was assaulted to death by some youth for inflicting cutlass wounds on the wife in the community at Wurapong, in Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region of Ghana. “The deceased butchered the wife during a misunderstanding,” reports said. Some angry youth in the community apprehended and beat …

Kenya’s main opposition coalition on Tuesday announced plans to hold “direct engagements” with the public as it prepares for talks with the government on electoral reforms. Azimio la Umoja coalition, led by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, said it remained committed to easing political tension through dialogue after its anti-government …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspects for stoning a 35-year-old man to death in the Ijoka Area of Akure in Nigeria, reports said. The deceased was killed by an angry mob for alleged reckless driving leading to a road crash. The accident resulted in the death of …

Police in Nigeria’s Osun State announced the arrest of a man, for allegedly attempting to traffick four teenage girls from Osun to Kano state enroute Tripoli in Libya, local media reported. This is contained in a statement released by SP Yemisi Opalola, spokesperson for Osun Police in Osogbo, quoted by …