Africa

Emergency agencies say efforts are ongoing to rescue unidentified number of people trapped in a building which collapsed on Thursday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The three-storey building, which was under construction, is in Gwarinpa, a residential suburb. Nkechi Isa, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Management Agency, said in …

The latest corruption perception index released yesterday has ranked Uganda as the fourth most corrupt country in the East African Community (EAC) where it has maintained a score of 26 for the past two years, after it dropped from 28 in 2019. Globally, Uganda ranks number 142 of 180. Uganda …

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned in Kinshasa the “cruel atrocities that cover humanity with shame” in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rebelling against “the bloody and illegal exploitation of the wealth from this country”. “I address a vibrant appeal to all people, to all internal and …

Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, Reuters agency reported, citing police and a security source source on Wednesday. This is the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month. Insecurity is a big issue for voters in this …

The Catholic church in South Sudan is planning to hold special prayers on Thursday for the safe arrival of Pope Francis who is scheduled to be in the country on Friday. Pope Francis is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo where he celebrated one of his biggest Masses on …

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a trader who caused harm to a “Good Samaritan” to six months in hard labour as he hit him with a stick making him unconscious in Ghana, reports said. “The suspect was pursuing a thief and the complainant tried to advise him,” according to …

Ghanaian music superstar Stonebwoy, who recently made his debut on popular show Breakfast Club on New York-based Power FM, has revealed the type of women he likes. Stonebwoy said he believes that a man taking charge financially is part of the African culture. The singer added that African men also …

Founder of Life Assembly Worship Centre, Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrew popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom said he will ban the importation of condoms into the country if he becomes President of Ghana. Guest on Dadwene TV, the pastor expressed his opposition to the use of condoms. According to him, …

A 30-year-old fetish priest is currently in the clutches of the police in connection with the investigation of the disappearance of an Okada driver at Assin OtabilKrom in Assin South, Ghana. The victim got missing after he received a call to pick up a pillion rider from one of the …

A 78-year-old Kenyan man’s private part was allegedly bitten off by his daughter-in-law as he attempted to resolve a physical fight between her and a lady. “He was called by his grandson while eating to separate a fight between her daughter in-law and a lady,” he told Citizen TV kenya. …