A French woman is in serious condition after being bitten by a shark in Hawaii on Saturday afternoon, CNN reported. It was in Paia Bay, north of the island of Maui, that this 51-year-old woman was bitten while she was diving. Local police say in a statement released hours after …
Read More »UK: Liz Truss replaces Boris Johnson as Prime Minister
Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Monday September 5 after being nominated by the British Conservative Party. The former foreign minister won by a wide margin (57%) against her former finance colleague Rishi Sunak (43%). The results were announced by Graham Brady, responsible for organizing the internal …
Read More »China: at least 21 dead after an earthquake in the south-west
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hit Sichuan, a mountainous province in the south-west of the country on Monday, killing at least 21 people according to a new official report, given by Chinese public television CCTV. Homes have also been “seriously damaged”, roads are cut and “telecommunications cut off”. Near …
Read More »Kenya: top court rejects poll results challenge and confirms Ruto’s Victory
Kenyan Supreme Court dismissed several opposition petitions to overturn the August 9 election result, ruling that William Ruto was properly elected president. Eternal opponent Raila Odinga and others had alleged that massive fraud, including tampering with results forms, had taken place. “The court dismissed the eight petitions challenging the election …
Read More »Cameroon: donut seller Françoise Puene is now billionaire
Ranked among the richest businesswomen in Cameroon, Françoise Puene, a former donut trader, is now at the head of Franco group, operating in hotel industry. Her fortune is estimated at billions of CFA francs. CEO of the Franco Group, her fortune is without mystery built under the sun in the …
Read More »“Church must treat sexual assault cases with zero tolerance” – Pope Francis
In an interview with TVI/CNN Portugal, Pope Francis reiterated that the Catholic Church must treat cases of sexual assault with “zero tolerance”, calling such acts a “monstrosity”. “It’s very clear. It’s zero tolerance. A priest cannot continue to be a priest if he is an aggressor. He cannot because he …
Read More »Kenya: William Ruto to accept Supreme Court’s verdict
William Ruto, Kenya’s president-elect, said he would accept Supreme Court verdict on Monday on petitions challenging his victory, although he asked the country to pray for a smooth transition for President Uhuru Kenyatta . President Kenyatta backed Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party, in …
Read More »Uganda: police arrest woman for torturing 2-year-old daughter
Police in Uganda arrested a woman who was captured in a viral video torturing her two-year-old daughter for refusing to bath, local media reported. The suspect, Dorothy a 22-year-old mother-of-three, was arrested after the viral video sparked global outrage. She was caught on footage beating her daughter repeatedly with a …
Read More »Nigeria: heavy toll after building collapse in Lagos
Two people died in the Nigerian commercial capital Lagos after a seven storey building under construction collapsed, Reuters reported, citing Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday and rescue efforts were underway to find survivors, the agency said. The building was being constructed …
Read More »Energy: Senegal concerned about future of natural gas
State and private actors in the energy sector from Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry and Senegal met on September 1 in Diamniadio in Senegal to discuss on “the future of natural gas”. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, gas has become a rare commodity and African countries …
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