Africa

An 8-year old boy has drown in River Adjei at Nurses Quarters near Domeabra in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. According to reports, the boy went missing for a day. “The deceased went to the river together with his 12-year-old elder brother and friends to …

A South African court has barred former president Jacob Zuma from running in the upcoming general elections. The Constitutional Court ruled that his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court disqualified him. Mr Zuma has been campaigning under the banner of the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party after falling …

The luxury watch brand Rolex will close its official store in South Africa in June after 76 years, the company told local newspaper, News24. Rolex said “local markets and conjuncture have changed, and no longer warrant the presence of an official Rolex affiliate”. But added that they would remain “active …

Chad’s Constitutional Council has confirmed the results of the presidential election, declaring interim military leader Mahamat Déby the winner. It also rejected challenges by two losing candidates in the 6 May elections. The country’s electoral body declared Gen Déby winner of the election with 61% of the vote, with his …

Five health workers have been arrested for the disappearance of a newborn baby’s umbilical cord and placenta at Government Cottage Hospital, Iloffa, in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Nigeria State. “A woman gave birth to a baby while the umbilical cord and the placenta were yet to be given to …

Eight worshippers were killed and 16 others injured after a man attacked a mosque with a locally made explosive in northern Nigeria’s Kano state. The suspect attacked the mosque in Kano’s remote Gadan village “purely in hostility following prolonged family disagreement,” police spokesman Abdullahi Haruna said. “The worshippers were locked …

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates Court has ordered a man found guilty of stealing a woman’s purse to sweep the court grounds for three weeks in Ghana. “The accused had broken into the lady’s store pretending to buy a loaf of bread,” Inspector Chidi Leo, the police prosecutor, told the court. …

Residents of the Kenyan capital Nairobi have been urged to be vigilant as Kenyan Wildlife Authorities said lions were roaming the city. The Kenyan wildlife authorities have urged residents of Nairobi’s Lang’ata area to be vigilant following reports of three lions spotted nearby. On Thursday, a team from the Kenya …

A Policeman has been shot dead by unknown assailants in the Bobiri Forest Reserve at Kubease near Ejisu, Ghana. A complaint was lodged by a certain Caleb Adu Agyemang, MP for the Kubease constituency, alleging that an adult male in his thirties was found dead in the forest reserve on …

Rwanda’s High Court has excluded a prominent opposition politician and critic of President Paul Kagame, preventing him from running in July’s presidential elections. Bernard Ntaganda, 55, had asked the court to lift his convictions so he could qualify to run in the election. The High Court declined Mr Ntaganda’s request …