Africa

Zimbabwe on Tuesday signed a bill into law that outlawed organized protests by healthcare workers who could now face a fine or an imprisonment of up to six months, Reuters agency reported. The signing by President Emmerson Mnangagwa comes after health workers were locked in a protracted fight with the …

A 10-year-old girl was electrocuted and a 6-year-old girl was injured after an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) cable fell on them in the Gomoa East District of Ghana’s Central Region. “The children were playing under cable when the unfortunate incident happened,” according to family. “I heard the children shouting …

A Kenyan media outlet has shared camera footage of the moment four police officers allegedly attempted to rob two people of 2m Kenyan shillings ($16,000; £13,000) on a street in the capital, Nairobi. The victims were employees of a forex bureau and had withdrawn the money from a nearby bank. …

Egypt is the leading military power in Africa behind Zimbabwe and ahead of Côte d’Ivoire, according to Global Fire Power. According to the 2023 edition of the world military ranking, published by the American defense website Global Fire Power (GFP), Egypt is the leading military power in Africa. Ranked 12th …

The Nigeria Police Force have arrested a man for sharing a substance, suspected to be marijuana, with an infant in a viral video posted on Twitter. The suspect is seen smoking what looks like a wrap of marijuana and then forcing it into the mouth of the baby girl he’s …

American rapper Meek Mill has apologized after sparking an uproar in Ghana over a music video filmed in the country’s presidential palace. Local media had reported that people were enraged over what they viewed as the “desecration” of the presidency by Meek Mill and the security issues regarding the filming …

The Senegalese government announced on Tuesday new measures to fight road safety, including a ban on night bus travel and the import of used tires. These measures come after a road accident that killed at least 40 people on Sunday. “Public passenger transport vehicles will be banned from driving on …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says his country will no longer offer refuge to people fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decades of instability in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have forced scores of refugees across the border into Rwanda. “This is not Rwanda’s problem,” said …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), in charge of elections in Nigeria, has warned that it could cancel the general elections if nothing is done to tackle insecurity in the country. The elections are due to be held on 25 February. The body’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to hold a meeting with the National Coronavirus Command Council on Tuesday to discuss the new variant detected in the country this week, local media reported. The new Covid subvariant, known as XBB.1.5, is an offshoot of the globally dominant Omicron Covid variant …