Africa

At least three people have died and several others injured after a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle slammed into a market fence in Alapere in the Ketu region of Lagos State, Nigeria. The incident happened around 7 a.m. due to brake failure. The driver reportedly lost control and rammed into …

A publication on TikTok of a video of a seller of whitening products for babies caused a big controversy in Ivory Coast. Banned by a law dating back to 2015, skin whitening products are nevertheless selling like hotcakes in Ivory Coast. The Tiktoker in question praises the benefits of her …

Kenya’s new 22-member cabinet is set to sworn in on Thursday, a day after they were approved by parliament. President William Ruto has retained one minister from his predecessor’s cabinet as a adviser on national security and introduced the position of a prime cabinet secretary. Former head of the central …

A burglar has been sentenced to 21 years in prison by the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, for stealing rice in Nigeria. The complainant said, “my shop was burgled twice, my foodstuffs and soup ingredients, including rice, semovita, wheat and tomato paste, among others, which I was selling, …

A 22-year-old man is battling for his life at the Twifo Praso District Hospital in the Twifo Atimorkwa District of the Central Region as he was electrocuted by a transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The incident occurred at about 6:00 am on Monday at the Twifo …

A 31-year-old father, who allegedly assaulted his eight-week-old baby for disturbing his sleep has been arrested in Nigeria’s Imo state. The mother of the baby disclosed that she left him with his father, to use the convenience, when the incident happened. She overheard her baby crying uncontrollably and had to …

The European Union said on Tuesday it had lifted sanctions on three officials from Burundi, including the prime minister, as it engages in ongoing dialogue with authorities about improving the country’s human rights record. “The European Union (EU) has reviewed its restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi …

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has sacked Agriculture Minister, Lobin Lowe and his deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima over what he termed “incompetence and gross negligence”. President Chakwera made the announcement in a televised address on Tuesday evening. The agriculture ministry is accused of botching the implementation of a programme in which …

Merck & Co said on Tuesday it was planning to produce and donate investigational Sudan Ebola virus vaccine to a global non-profit organization’s research program in Uganda, which is facing an outbreak of the disease. The investigational vaccine that will be donated to IAVI is similar to Merck’s Ervebo vaccine, …

Peace talks aimed at ending two years of war between the Ethiopian army and Tigray rebels started in South Africa on Tuesday and will end on Sunday, the South African government said. At stake is an opportunity to end a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds …