Africa

A Chinese woman was found dead, prostrate with her hands and legs tied in a room at the Aristocrat Hotel in Tema, Ghana, local media reported. The deceased and husband are said to own the Aristocrat Hotel but unfortunately the husband traveled to China. The officials of the hotel were …

Hundreds of thousands of civil servants in South Africa have started a nationwide strike over wages and working conditions. Local media have described it as the first major strike by public servants in the decade. Members of the Public Servants’ Association (PSA) had for weeks staged lunchtime pickets, but have …

A 30-year-old mentally challenged man has been stoned to death after attacking and inflicting cutlass wounds on an aged couple in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of Ghana’s Central Region. The couple sustained deep wounds on their hands due to the attack. A group of irate youth chased the attacker …

A 26-year-old mother has been arrested by Gomoa Dominase District Police Command in the Central Region of Ghana for throwing her baby down a public toilet. The Command led by DSP David Osei Fofie, arrested the suspect as residents realized that she was at the chop bar where she worked …

The Bukoba airport in north-western Tanzania has reopened after being closed following a crash that left 19 people dead. The passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land at the airport on Sunday. The first passenger plane was expected to land at the airport on Thursday, the …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would continue to press the Egyptian government to resolve the situation of imprisoned Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Reuters reported. “I know the whole House will share my deep concern about his case, which grows more urgent by the day,” …

Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok stars in Nigeria’s Kano state for defaming the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The TikTokers, Mubarak Muhammad alias Unique Pikin and Nazifi Muhammad Bala, had pleaded guilty and asked for leniency. But the judge ordered them to be given 20 lashes each, …

Senegalese president Macky Sall reacted on social networks after reports that Sadio Mané will miss the 2022 World Cup in Qatar due to injuries. Released on injury yesterday with Bayern Munich against the Werder Bremen (6-1) after 20 minutes of play, Sadio Mané will live a big blow since he …

A Nairobi court ordered the pilots of Kenya Airways to come to work on Wednesday and, for the moment, to cancel their strike. The pilots have been refusing to work in protest over the suspension of contributions to their retirement fund by Kenya Airways management. The judge, Anna Ngubuini Mwaure, …

Congolese fighter planes have bombed M23 rebel positions in the east of the country, causing people to flee into neighbouring Uganda, local media reported. A rebel spokesman said the jets deliberately targeted civilian settlements around the Sabyinyo volcano. The military denied the accusation. Kinshasa accuses Kigali of supporting the M23 …