Africa

At least four people were killed and several others injured in a stampede during a food distribution in a community in Bauchi state, north-east Nigeria. “The stampede occurred as many people waited to receive food aid distributed in private enterprise, resulting in the deaths of four people,” according to Ahmed …

In Nigeria, the army announced the release of 137 students who were victims of a mass kidnapping in the north-central part of the country. The students were abducted on March 7 from their school in Kuriga, a small town in the north-central Nigerian state of Kaduna. Some of the 300 …

Several deaths have been recorded in the space of a few days due to the epicenter of the disease in Kabo, a locality in the Ouham-Fafa prefecture in the north-west of the Central African Republic. In just a few days, several victims have been recorded, while the locality is facing …

Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor died on Sunday at the age of 62 following kidney failure, local media reported. His death comes just a few days after he appealed for help to raise funds for a kidney transplant in India. During his career, Muonagor appeared in dozens of films, including …

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the new head of the army, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said in a statement he replaces Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, who was removed and appointed as a junior minister. President Museveni removed his son as …

The presidential election will take place a few months earlier than planned in Algeria. The election which was supposed to be held in December 2024 has been brought forward to September 7, the presidency of the republic announced in a press release. This press release was published at the end …

Tanzanian Vice-President Philip Mpango has threatened to resign over a prolonged water shortage affecting residents from the northern Mwanga district, local media reported. Mr Mpango on Thursday accused contractors working on a major project aimed at supplying water in the region of taking too long time to complete it. The …

TikTok is accused by Kenyan authorities of spreading propaganda, facilitating fraud and distributing sexual content. Kenya is demanding that TikTok demonstrate its compliance with local laws on data protection and user verification “The government, through the office of the Data Protection Commissioner, has contacted TikTok and raised concerns about its …

Authorities in Rwanda have received 91 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya under a programme backed by the UN’s refugee agency, African Union and European Union. The arrivals include 38 Sudanese people, 33 Eritreans, 11 Somalis, seven Ethiopians and two people from South Sudan. The refugees and asylum seekers were …

A social media video showing Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor in poor health and begging for financial help has shocked many Nigerians. He can be seen in bed with a bandage on his chest, barely able to talk. Another actor, sitting next to him, explains that Muonagor needs money to …