Many reports from local media in Burkina Faso and regional experts are pointing to a coup attempt. Heavy gunfire was reported near the main military camp in the capital Ouagadougou, and the state broadcaster, La Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina, has suspended transmission. There has been confusion amid the gunfire at …
Read More »Ghana: Chinese employer stabbed his employee
A Ghanaian employee is currently battling for his life at the Effiankwanta Regional Hospital after his Chinese employer inflicted a cut on his neck as he confronted him over unpaid salaries. The employees held a meeting where they discussed the issue about their salaries and elected Mr Boateng to be …
Read More »Nigeria: outrage after sharing of video of soldiers killed
A video circulating on social media showing the bodies of soldiers reportedly shot dead by gunmen in south-east Nigeria has sparked public outrage. The gory video, which appeared to have been filmed after an attack, showed crowds of people around what looked like a security vehicle with an inscription of …
Read More »Kenya: William Ruto pledges to cut spending
Kenyan new President William Ruto instructed the finance ministry on Thursday to cut 300 billion shillings ($2.5 billion) from annual government spending this year, to bring the country “back to sanity”. President Ruto appointed his cabinet on Tuesday, naming former central bank governor Njuguna Ndung’u as finance minister to navigate …
Read More »“I’m ready to face the law” – former Zambian president
Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu said he is ready to face the law as his former government officials and family members, have been subjects of investigation for crimes allegedly committed when he was president. He was particularly displeased that state investigators on Thursday went to a piece of land that …
Read More »“Stop replacing condoms with pills” – Dr Stephen Ayisi-Addo
The director of the National STI and HIV/AIDS Control Program (NACP) in Ghana, Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo, advised young people to refrain from replacing the use of condoms with emergency contraceptives. Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo said it was important the youth used contraception correctly, consistently and continuously if they want to be …
Read More »Morocco: 19 people died after consuming toxic alcohol
At least 19 people died and dozens others are in intensive care after consuming toxic alcohol from a roadside kiosk in northern Morocco, local media reported on Wednesday. “19 people died and 30 were taken to hospital in critical condition on Wednesday,” a local health ministry official told reporters. Police …
Read More »Ugandan students demonstrate against the EU
Hundreds of Ugandan students are demonstrating against the European Union parliament, after it opposed an oil pipeline project with neighbouring Tanzania. EU lawmakers earlier this month passed a resolution warning of human rights abuses and the social and environmental risk posed by the project. The students are marching in the …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni provides update on Ebola outbreak
Five people died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, President Yoweri Museveni said on Wednesday. In a televised address President Museveni said that in addition to five confirmed Ebola fatalities, another 19 deaths in the community were likely due to the disease. …
Read More »DR Congo: 34 dead in traffic accident in the Southeast
At least thirty four people died in road accident in the Southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said on Wednesday. The administrator of Lubudi territory, Clementine Lupanda, told Anadolu Agency that the accident occurred when “a truck coming from Mbuji-Mayi failed to climb a slope in the locality of Nguba …
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