Africa

A Ugandan TikToker has been sentenced to six years in prison, for insulting the country’s President Yoweri Museveni, the first lady and the army chief, local media reported. Edward Awebwa, 24, was charged with hate speech and spreading “misleading and malicious” information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni …

Shakira will be performing at the opening ceremony of the Copa America 2024, as she is now devoting herself fully to her musical career following her separation from Gerard Piqué. The star of the opening ceremony of the Copa America 2024 final has officially been announced: Colombian pop star and …

Twelve South African students and their minibus driver died in a road accident on Wednesday morning, Gauteng provincial authorities announced. “The minibus carrying pupils from Kokosi-Wedela Primary School, in the local municipality of Merafong, was rear-ended by a pickup truck, causing it to overturn and burst into flames, also injuring …

A Spanish tourist was trampled to death by elephants after getting out of his car to take photos in a South African park near Johannesburg, authorities announced on Tuesday. The 43-year-old man was attacked on Sunday morning in the Pilanesberg National Park, which is very busy because its approximately 50,000 …

A Tanzanian portrait artist who was convicted last week of cybercrimes has been released from prison after social media users raised more than $2,000 to pay his fine. Mr Shadrack Chaula was ordered by a court to pay the fine or face two years in prison after he admitted recording …

A 35-year-old railway worker bit a snake that had attacked him, resulting in the snake’s death in Bihar, India. The man was working in a forested region near the city of Nawada in Bihar, India when the incident occurred on Tuesday evening. The reptile suddenly attacked him when he went …

At least 100 people, including students, were kidnapped for ransom last week in Ethiopia’s restive regions that have seen sporadic fighting since the end of the civil war in Tigray, the U.S. ambassador to Addis Ababa said on Monday. “Recent and frequent kidnappings in Oromia and Amhara regions show how …

Four people were confirmed dead when trees fell after a thunderstorm hit the popular Jattu market in Etsako West Local Government Area, Edo, Nigeria. The Chairman of the council, Marvellous Zibiri, confirmed the death of the persons while speaking to journalists at the market. He said, “Between 8:am and 9:am …

The U.S. military withdrew its personnel from Niger’s Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks. Niger’s ruling junta in April ordered the U.S. to withdraw its …

Iconic Nollywood actor Aki known for his delusions welcomes a baby boy seven years after the birth of his first child as he shared the good news on his Instagram account. “The birth of a child is the beginning of a new life”, they say. The actor invited everyone to …