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US and Kenyan authorities are searching for the killer of a Kenyan-American woman found dead at the Boston Logan International Airport in Massachusetts. Police said that they found the brutally wounded body of Margaret Mbitu, 31, in the passenger seat of a car parked at the airport. The primary suspect …

A 34-year-old man drowned on Elegushi beach during a religious gathering in Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The church had organised a picnic for its youths which the deceased was a part of,” reports said. “Concerns grew when the members were about to leave the beach but couldn’t locate …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russian companies have a “serious” interest in extracting mineral resources in Equatorial Guinea. He held talks with Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Thursday in Moscow, where both leaders agreed to boost bilateral ties. “The potential investment capacity is big, and your country’s capacity …

The corpse of a dead man was found at a truck garage in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The corpse of th dead man found standing and leaning on the wall of the garage when some of the truck drivers came to pick up …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for all Africans, making Rwanda the fourth African country to do so. “Let there be no mistake about it. Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and will not pay a thing to enter our country,” President …

At least five civilians were killed when rebels attacked a town in northwest Central African Republic on Thursday, the latest reported escalation in a decade-long conflict, a local official said. “Members of an alliance of armed groups known as the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) assaulted the town of …

Burna Boy was offered a concert in Dubai for $5 million on condition that he did not smoke cannabis, but the most adored Afrobeat singer of the moment declined the offer. For the Nigerian-born artist, it’s like offering money to an infant who only wants milk. Yes, Burna Boy is …

No fewer than 300 shops were destroyed in a fire accident that occurred in the Ladipo plank market, Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The shops which were arranged in lines of 75 shops each, had five lines with four of the lines destroyed by the fire,” according to reports. …

A 49-year-old former professor at the University of West Georgia (United States) has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a student last year. He will be able to benefit from parole after 30 years in prison, or at the age of 77, if his detention goes …

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed this Thursday, November 2, the law on the revocation of the ratification of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Ticen), against a backdrop of conflict in Ukraine and crisis with the West. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was opened for signature in 1996, but it never entered …