Africa

Beninese police on Sunday arrested Emilien David, correspondent for the French-speaking channel TV5Monde in the northern town of Materi, not far from the areas affected by the terrorist attacks. The news website crystal-news.net, one of the first to broadcast the news, indicates that he was taken to the criminal brigade …

A man allegedly killed his friend due to a misunderstanding about a recently dead goat given to them by a local in Sehwi Wiawso township in the North West Region of Ghana, local media reported. Reports said the two are close friends who do everything together in the community, including …

Ugandan pop star-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, says he was detained in Dubai at the weekend after arriving there to perform at a music concert. He says he was held at the airport for 12 hours and was questioned about his political party, family and personal details. …

At least 16 people died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra state, officials said on Saturday. The vessel, with 85 people on board, capsized amid heavy flooding, trapping the passengers, Thickman Tanimu, zonal coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency, told Reuters agency. …

Chad’s military ruler Gen Mahamat Déby will be sworn in on Monday as the transitional president, extending his stay in power by two years following recommendations from a contentious national inclusive dialogue process that concluded last week Various opposition groups, the Catholic church and rebels responsible for last year’s killing …

Considered one of the most loyal to Cameroonian President Paul Biya, Martin Mbarga Nguélé, 90, is today the oldest active soldier in the world. A brief overview Every morning in Yaoundé, the police cut off traffic as Martin Mbarga Nguélé’s motorcade made its way, sirens blaring, the two kilometers from …

After a 12-year relationship with Victoria ended, John Odoom, 52, has confirmed he put a spell on her on suspicion of cheating. Victoria says she has not been attractive to any other man, because of her ex-fiancé who has used her panties for “juju” which has led to her inability …

Ghanaian police arrested a man, in whose room a quantity of bones yet to be identified were found in Assin Bereku in the central region. The residents raised an alarm over a foul scent emanating from the suspect’s room. When the police forcibly opened the door, it turned out that …

Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its homemade COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday. Indonesia is becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to approve a domestically developed COVID shot. Its approval for the shot, the detailed trial data of which …

The Ebola virus circulating in Uganda has mutated, according to Prof Pontiano Kaleebu of the Uganda Virus Research Institute. Prof Pontiano Kaleebu says there is however no evidence that it is any more transmissible than the original strain. They analysed samples from the first known case to be tested during …