Africa

Peace talks involving South Sudan’s government and opposition representatives begun in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Thursday. The talks are between the government and rebel opposition groups that were not part of an 2018 agreement that ended a five-year civil war. Some of the issues in the 2018 agreement, including a …

Four TikTokers have been charged in Kenya over publishing false information, after they were arrested for filming a video of a staged robbery outside a police station, local media reported. The content creators, including a 17-year-old boy, were arrested on Wednesday in Kilifi county after the video went viral on …

Forty-four cholera cases have been reported in Kenya’s Tana River county, as flooding raises the risk of spread of water-borne diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. A statement by the World Health Organization (WHO) which cites the numbers, says Kenyan officials supported by WHO and other agencies have been …

An man has inflicted gunshot wounds on his 17-year-old younger brother while hunting for bush meat at Dakurpe, a farming community in the Bole district of the Savannah Region, Ghana. “The elder brother had intended to shoot a bird on his farm but unfortunately, his younger brother was in the line of …

Online retail giant Amazon announced the launch of its online shopping service in South Africa on Tuesday, challenging a number of online retailers. South Africa is usually seen as a good entry point for companies to expand into the continent and Amazon could be doing the same, analysts have said …

At least five people died and dozens more were trapped in South Africa after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in the city of George, local media reported. Emergency services rushed to the scene to search for survivors. City officials say over 20 people have so far been rescued and …

A tipper truck has crashed a 10-year-old hawker to death at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased was selling mangoes as she crossed the road linking Mankessim to Cape Coast. She was unfortunately crushed in the middle of the road”, reports said. “The incident …

A 19-year-old man was shot dead following clashes between police and angry youths at the town hall in Dambai, capital of the Eastern Krachi, Oti region, Ghana. “Police went to the area to arrest some ghetto youths who were smoking hard drugs at the time as the police were on …

The Rwandan government says it “will not shoulder responsibility for the bombing of internally displaced people’s [IDP] camps around Goma” in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes after the US State Department said the mortars that killed at least 16 people were fired from positions held by the Rwandan …

Two vehicles have been badly damaged after trees fell on them at Airport following a few hours of heavy downpour in Accra, Ghana. “The rain, accompanied by strong winds, brought down the trees, crashing the vehicles completely,” reports said. They include a Matiz with registration number GX 747-13 and a …