Africa

Two people died and six others injured when suspected militants opened fire on a bus in southwestern Rwanda, Reuters reported, citing a police source. Saturday’s attack, which killed the bus driver and a passenger, was carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN), the armed wing of the anti-government Movement …

The South Sudanese government on Monday announced the death of Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Gual in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after developing chest pains. According to First Vice President Riek Machar, the minister was flown to Egypt on Friday where he underwent surgery on Saturday. He …

The US embassy in Mali has issued an alert over a possible terror attack in the capital, Bamako, that could target key government facilities and public places. This is the third alert issued by the US embassy in Mali since March 2021. The latest advisory came days after 22 civilians …

Some Senior High School (SHS) female students in Ghana issued a warning to married women, urging them to hide their husbands in order to avoid losing them as they return home for the holidays, Pulse website reported. The students gave the caution in a video widely shared on social media, …

The Ugandan military said it discovered a bomb-making material at a training facility in the west of the capital, Kampala. According to the army, the facility belonged to the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militia that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. The authorities recovered nails, wires and …

Zimbabwean nurses’ unions called on their members to go on strike next week to protest low pay and demand better working conditions. “Our members will not be able to turn up for duty starting on Monday June 20,” Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union president Robert Chiduku said. The government and health …

Cameroon has no chance of lifting the 2022 World Cup trophy, according to the results of a study conducted by the company Opta and shared by several sports media. According to the company that produces the majority of football statistics, African countries are at the bottom of the rankings with …

The World Health Organization (WHO) is procuring thousands of monkeypox tests for Africa and working to ensure Africa has equitable access to vaccines when needed, the WHO director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti. Dr Moeti said eight countries in Africa including Nigeria, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo where it is …

A Nigerian sex worker who plied her trade in Lagos has been killed and burnt after rendering her services to a customer who later found a Quran under her pillow, Pulse.ng reported. According to website, the sex worker charged the customer N1,000 for the sexual service but realized later that …

At least 35 teenagers have been rescued from a so-called ‘baby factory’ where women and girls are kept to give birth to babies for sale in Nigeria. Authorities said four of the girls in the building in the south-eastern state of Anambra were already pregnant. Police spokesperson Torchukwu Ikenga is …