Africa

The Ugandan army says Benjamin Kisokeranio, commander of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was captured in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was arrested in DR Congo’s South Kivu province when entering the country from Burundi. In November the Kinshasa government agreed to let the Ugandan military …

A woman and two children have died after a church collapsed during a church service on Tuesday evening in Asaba, the capital of Delta state in southern Nigeria, the BBC reported. Delta state police spokesperson Bright Edafe confirmed the tragedy adding that 18 people, including children, had been rescued. “Eleven …

A bomb explosion at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, has claimed several lives, according to local media. The blast took place on a road by the entrance to a camp for the Somali Air Force which is close to the international airport. Although it is not …

Prominent lawmaker and lawyer, member of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), Henry Kemende was shot dead in the city of Bamenda, in northwestern Cameroon. Gunmen forced Senator Henry Kemende to get out of his car and then shot him in the chest, party communication secretary Denis Nkelemo told to BBC. …

Authorities in Zimbabwe have introduced new prison uniforms in order to get “colonial historical injustices out of our minds”, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. Male inmates will move from wearing white shirts and trousers to orange ones. Female prisoners will change their green dresses for pink ones. The minister …

Two people died and eight others are missing after a truck plunged into River Nile in Egypt. The accident happened outside the capital Cairo when the truck was on board an unlicensed ferry. 14 survivors have so far been rescued, as rescue operations have continued at the river. The truck …

Eight officers of Burkina Faso’s army have been arrested for plotting a coup, the country’s authorities have announced on Tuesday. The justice ministry on Tuesday said an investigation on the matter had begun. Colonel Mohamed Emmanuel Zoungrana, a well-known former army commander who has reportedly been critical of the government, …

At least 14 people have died in a road accident in the Chumbe area of Busega district in the northern Simiyu region of Tanzania, local media report. Six journalists were among the victims. President Samia Suluhu has expressed her shock at the news and offered her condolences to the families …

Nigeria has lost its former head of state Ernest Shonekan, who died Tuesday January 11 in a hospital in Lagos at the age of 85. He was the country’s ninth head of state from 26 August until 17 November 1993, when he was ousted in a coup by the late …

Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates, for seven days. The suspension is effective from Monday this week. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), says this was done to reciprocate a ban on Kenyan passenger flights to UAE. The ban will not affect cargo …