Africa

British police have arrested two Nigerian nationals, accused of trying to bring a child to the UK to harvest his organs, the BBC reported. Police in London said the man and woman – Beatrice and Ike Ekweremadu – had been remanded in custody and would appear in court later on …

Five Somali nationals suspected of being members of a kidnapping and drug-trafficking network have been arrested in the Mozambican central city of Beira, police announced. The five, according to the police, had false documents including dozens of Mozambican and Kenyan identity cards, passports, as well as asylum application cards and …

The decapitated body of a former local MP, Nelson Achukwu was found, two weeks after his abduction by gunmen for a second time, Police in Anambra state said. On both occasions, his family has paid a ransom for his safe return, local media reported. It is not clear who abducted …

A Nigerian court on Thursday will hear a challenge against sharia law in the mostly Muslim northern state of Kano, in a case that is set to reignite debate on the place of religious laws in a country whose constitution is neutral on religion, Reuters agency reports. Nigeria is divided …

The final part of a mammoth report into alleged corruption in South Africa under the former president, Jacob Zuma, has been handed to his successor Cyril Ramaphosa. The report by Judge Raymond Zondo is more than 5,000 pages long. It paints a picture of a country whose coffers were looted …

The boss of Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o declared that enemies arise when God opens doors for you, a message probably to his detractors. The former FC Barcelona player made this comment after being criticized several times. Critics have multiplied since his rant in place of the Indomitable Lions …

A month-old baby died in Mwamgongo, western Tanzania, when a group of monkeys entered their home, snatched him from his mother and killed him. Mother Shayima will find it difficult to grieve as her baby, Luhaiba Said, died in tragic conditions. Indeed, the mother was breastfeeding the baby when a …

Authorities in Egypt arrested three men after one of them was allegedly filmed singing and dancing in a mosque, according to the AFP news agency. The clip later went viral. In the video, the accused man is singing along to what locals call a mahraganat song. It is a type …

A Nigerian customary court has dissolved a couple married for 33 years because husband and wife say they are fed up, pulse.ng reported. The court’s decision was based on issues of infidelity, dishonesty, and criminal tendencies,the report said. The man identified as Udeze approached the Igando Customary Court claiming that …

A 40-year-old man poisoned himself and his two children at Shama Junction in Shama district in western Ghana, the starrfm website reported. Before their deaths, the man identified as Eshun had made efforts to reunite with his estranged wife, but to no avail. Reports say he had picked up the …