Africa

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that it has resumed operations, following the release of its top official who was kidnapped earlier on Sunday. CBL confirmed the release of the head of its information technology department Musaab Muslam, who was taken on Sunday by an “unknown party.” “Governor Sadiq …

A mosque under construction in the vicinity of Winner’s Chapel Church collapsed, causing extensive damage in the Cocody Akouédo district of Abidjan, the Ivorian capital. The country has recently been the scene of a series of tragic events. After a season of collapsing buildings, this was followed by episodes of …

The UN castigated on Monday 19, August 19, “inadmissible” violence on Monday 19, which are generalized against humanitarian workers, including 280 were killed worldwide in 2023. An outburst of trivialized violence. “The normalization of violence against humanitarian workers and the fact that no one accounts are unacceptable, inadmissible and extremely …

The Central Bank of Libya announced the suspension of all operations, following the kidnapping of one of its senior officials. The bank said that it would not resume work before the official kidnapped earlier Sunday would have been released. It said an unknown party was behind the abduction of Musaab …

While many people think that women who play football are not attractive because they end up looking like men, other women footballers are of extraordinary beauty and femininity. Here is for you the relative ranking of the 10 most beautiful female footballers in the world : 10 – Thalea Smidt …

Nigerian government has accused a Chinese company of trying to seize its assets overseas, including presidential jets, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. is using “unorthodox means” to target Nigerian government property, despite having no contractual obligations with the …

After spending nearly half a century in prison for a murder he didn’t commit in Oklahoma, Glynn Simmons, a 71-year-old African-American, will receive $7.15 million in restitution Before he was exonerated last year, Glynn Simmons had become the longest-serving inmate in U.S. history, according to the U.S. National Registry of …

At least 18 persons died in three separate road crashes within five days on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has said. The accidents have been attributed to speeding, wrongful overtaking, and the lack of adequate rest, leading to fatigue, among other factors.The command’s Spokesperson, Florence …

Tanzanian security forces have announced the release of several members of the opposition party, Chadema and hundreds of their supporters. It comes after they were arrested during a banned youth meeting in the southwest of the country. Human rights organisations have criticised the arrests, with Amnesty International saying, opens new …

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared a state of health emergency following the increase in Mpox cases on the continent. Since the beginning of the year, more than 13,700 cases and 450 deaths have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus, …