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Kenyan President William Ruto has told citizens in a national address to brace for possible cycole, as the country reels from deadly flooding and landslides that have affected hundreds of thousands of people. Officials estimate more than 200 people have died in Kenya since March, with a further 90 missing. …

According to the report entitled World Economic Outlook April 2024, published on April 16 by the International Monetary Fund, the rainbow nation steals the top spot from Egypt, which took first place in 2023. Algeria moved up to third place and Nigeria to fourth, thanks to rising hydrocarbon prices. The …

A man has taken his own life, leaving behind a heartbreaking letter detailing his anguish over his girlfriend’s decision to marry another man in kasoa, Ghana. The 29-year-old man expressed deep sorrow and regret over his failed relationship, detailing the love and care he had received from his beloved girlfriend. …

Two Nigerian soldiers will face trial over a drone bombing that killed dozens of civilians last year in the north-western Kaduna state, the defence headquarters has said. It said the soldiers will face “a court martial for acts of omission or commission with respect to the incident”, in which at …

Russian forces entered an air base in Niger where US troops still remain, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed, but said they were at a separate compound. He told a news conference in the US that it was not a significant issue as they did not have access to US …

A 24-year-old woman has been arrested for killing her one-year-old son as she dumped her four month old in a well along the road in the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria. “The woman killed her son because she couldn’t care for the child again as the father rejected the …

At least 48 people died on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday May 1 in the collapse of part of a highway in China, in the province of Guangdong, in the south of the country. “The collapse of the highway caused the death of 48 people,” declared the Chine Nouvelle …

A police inspector has been detained for cutting off his pregnant wife’s hand over N3000 in Nigeria, according to reports. The police man committed the act after his wife allegedly took the money out of his savings. “The Inspector left the money at home and when he came looking for …

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Rwandan authorities to “halt support” for the M23 rebels wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a joint press conference with DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, who is on a visit to Paris, Mr Macron said: “Rwanda must halt its support for …

A court in the Central African Republic has issued an arrest warrant for the former president, Francois Bozizé, in connection with alleged crimes against humanity. The court said the warrant was for atrocities committed by military personnel under Mr Bozizé‘s command between 2009 and 2013. He was overthrown more than …