The Court of Appeal in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, acquitted former chief of staff of President Felix Tshisekedi, Vital Kamerhe, of corruption charges, according to his lawyer. The acquittal of Mr Kamerhe was communicated to his lawyers, news agencies reported. The court cited lack of evidence …
Read More »UK: Nigerians charged in child organ harvesting case
British police have arrested two Nigerian nationals, accused of trying to bring a child to the UK to harvest his organs, the BBC reported. Police in London said the man and woman – Beatrice and Ike Ekweremadu – had been remanded in custody and would appear in court later on …
Read More »France: President Macron says no to national unity government
After disappointing results for his parliamentary group in the last legislative elections, French President Emmanuel Macron rejects the hypothesis of a possible government of national unity. In a speech of about eight minutes, Mr Macron clearly rejected the idea of possible composition of a government of national unity. He intends …
Read More »Mozambique: five Somali nationals arrested for kidnapping and drug trafficking
Five Somali nationals suspected of being members of a kidnapping and drug-trafficking network have been arrested in the Mozambican central city of Beira, police announced. The five, according to the police, had false documents including dozens of Mozambican and Kenyan identity cards, passports, as well as asylum application cards and …
Read More »Nigeria: gunmen abduct and behead politician
The decapitated body of a former local MP, Nelson Achukwu was found, two weeks after his abduction by gunmen for a second time, Police in Anambra state said. On both occasions, his family has paid a ransom for his safe return, local media reported. It is not clear who abducted …
Read More »Nigeria: court challenge highlights sharia law
A Nigerian court on Thursday will hear a challenge against sharia law in the mostly Muslim northern state of Kano, in a case that is set to reignite debate on the place of religious laws in a country whose constitution is neutral on religion, Reuters agency reports. Nigeria is divided …
Read More »South Africa: Zondo commission submits final report on Zuma-era graft
The final part of a mammoth report into alleged corruption in South Africa under the former president, Jacob Zuma, has been handed to his successor Cyril Ramaphosa. The report by Judge Raymond Zondo is more than 5,000 pages long. It paints a picture of a country whose coffers were looted …
Read More »“Ennemies arise when God lifts you up”- Samuel Eto’o
The boss of Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o declared that enemies arise when God opens doors for you, a message probably to his detractors. The former FC Barcelona player made this comment after being criticized several times. Critics have multiplied since his rant in place of the Indomitable Lions …
Read More »Brazil: former miss dies after undergoing surgery
Former beauty queen in Brazil, Gleycy Correia died on Monday after a surgical operation which plunged her into a coma. Miss Brazil 2018 Gleycy Correia, 27, died Monday at a private clinic in southeastern Brazil. According to family sources, the girl had been in a coma for almost 2 months …
Read More »Tanzania: monkey snatches baby from his mother and kills him
A month-old baby died in Mwamgongo, western Tanzania, when a group of monkeys entered their home, snatched him from his mother and killed him. Mother Shayima will find it difficult to grieve as her baby, Luhaiba Said, died in tragic conditions. Indeed, the mother was breastfeeding the baby when a …
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