Africa

At least 129 people were killed and 59 injured in an attempted prison break in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said. “The incident happened in the country’s largest prison, Makala, in the capital Kinshasa,” Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo said. “The provisional death toll is 129, 24 of whom …

The qualifiers for the 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco will begin on Wednesday and we propose you the full schedule of the matches of the first day. The matches counting for the qualifiers of the African Cup of Nations begin this Wednesday. The 48 national teams divided into …

The tragic death of a family of four has brought fear and apprehension in Nsukka Local Government Area in Nigeria. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, September 1, 2024, has plunged the entire community into deep mourning. The victims, including a woman, her daughter, mother and sister, died in their …

Ethiopian Airlines said it has suspended flights to neighbouring Eritrea, citing unspecified difficult operating conditions, Reuters reported. Eritrea had previously said it would suspend all Ethiopian Airlines flights at the end of this month. Flights from Ethiopia to Eritrea had resumed in 2018 after two decades, following a peace deal …

A middle-aged market woman was discovered dead in a bush by the roadside at Kumasi Anwomaso-High Tension, in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The woman, a food vendor turned gari seller, was well-known in the area,” reports said. Her daily routine involved visiting her daughter, who operates …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced the deaths of at least 185 people and the displacement of 208,000 people in 28 states as a result of flooding in Nigeria. “The heavy rains have so far destroyed 107,000 hectares of farmland, particularly in the northern states, which are among …

Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel on Monday, amid growing fears among rights groups and the opposition that prominent rivals to President Kais Saied will be excluded from the race, Reuters reported, citing Mahdi Abdel Jawad, a member of his campaign. The arrest comes as the electoral commission prepares …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mandisa Maya, currently Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, to the Constitutional Court, a position that has always been held by men in South Africa. September 1, 2024 marks the start of the first woman to head the judiciary. Judge Mandisa Maya, 60, …

A bus from Zimbabwe has overturned in Limpopo province in northeastern South Africa, killing at least five people, local authorities said Sunday, September 1, after a deadly week that left dozens dead on the road. “The province’s Department of Transport is sad to announce a second deadly bus accident in …

South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest crime rates, recorded nearly 6,200 murders between April and June, down 0.5 percent from the same period last year, according to police statistics released Friday. Crime is one of the main challenges facing the unity government formed after President Cyril Ramaphosa …