Africa

At least 14 people were killed and 34 injured when lightning struck a church in the Palabek refugee camp in the Lamwo district of northern Uganda. “The victims were attending a church service prior to the incident,” reports said. Worshippers were gathered to pray when a thunderstorm broke out, followed …

At least 10 people were killed and 63 injured by gunfire in Mozambique during protests following disputed election results, acccording to reports. Demonstrations erupted after Mozambique’s electoral commission declared the ruling party Frelimo the winner of the Oct. 9 election, extending its 49-year rule. Opposition groups and observers claimed the …

The deputy mayor of Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s English-speaking North-West region, has been kidnapped and killed by armed men, according to reports. “The elected representative was abducted from her home at 5:30 pm on October 26, and her lifeless body was discovered bathed in blood in the morning,” reports …

A 60-year-old man lost his life after falling from the Lower Volta bridge on the ECOWAS highway at Sokpoe in the South Tongu district of Ghana. According to eyewitnesses, “the deceased alighted at Sokpoe from a commercial motorcycle, walked back to climb the bridge, and jumped into the river.” Eyewitnesses …

Suspected cult members killed eight people, including a three-year-old child, in a brutal attack in the Kagadi district, about 250 kilometers west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. According to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, “the attackers believed to be members of a new, unidentified cult targeted relatives and community …

A police bus driver has been arrested for allegedly hitting and killing a motorcyclist in Abeka in the early hours of Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Ghana. The incident reportedly happened when the police bus driver attempted to bypass traffic by driving in the opposite lane, resulting in a fatal collision …

At least seven people were killed after a building collapsed in the Sabon-Lugbe district of Abuja, Nigeria, over the weekend, according to police. Abuja police said “the building had already been partially demolished, and its structure was further compromised by scavengers looking for scrap metal.” Abuja police spokeswoman Josephine Adeh …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Miss Nigeria (1988) to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, following a minor reshuffle at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday October 23. Prior to her appointment, Bianca Ojukwu was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. She …

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Morocco on Monday, where he is due to discuss partnerships on trade, climate change and immigration. President Emmanuel Macron will meet King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, and will also address parliament doing his three-day visit. His visit is intended to strengthen …

Togolese football legend, Emmanuel Adebayor, took to the pitch one last time on Sunday for a gala match in Lomé to celebrate his retirement. He was surrounded by a host of African football legends, including El Hadji Diouf, Nwankwo Kanu, Patrick Mboma, and Samuel Eto’o. The game took place in …