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Nearly 100 people have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Police suspect them of being users and dealers of a new drug. The drug named bombe is made from residues obtained from a vehicle’s exhaust system. It is a mixture of powdery substance from the catalytic converter in …

Boubeye Maiga, Malian former prime minister was arrested on Thursday for his role in the purchase of a presidential plane during the rule of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. “The exact reason for the arrest was not clear, but it was related to Mali’s purchase of a jet in 2014 …

The collapse of a crane at a building site in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital left at least eight people dead and several others wounded. Two of those killed were Chinese nationals, local media reports. The accident, at the site where a 14-storey student hostel was being built, happened as the …

Dread has settled in the hearts of the inhabitants of the city of Masaka in Uganda. In total, assailants have cut to death 19 residents of Masaka City over the past three weeks. A catechist, two army reservists and a mobile money dealer have been hacked dead by a machete-wielding gang …

Among the vaccines available for the vaccination campaign, Johnson & Johnson is the one chosen by the Kenyan authorities for use in hard-to-reach rural areas. Dr Willis Akhwale, chairman of the country’s vaccine working group, justifies this choice by the fact that hospitals in these regions did not have the …

Ethiopia’s rebel fighters say a government blockade on the northern region of Tigray is to blame for the devastation that has left nearly a million people on the verge of starvation,the BBC reports. But the federal government has blamed the situation on them. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which is …

The opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for mass demonstrations next month to demand over electoral issues. The Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) is accused of trying to delay the 2023 elections. The opposition also accused President Felix Tshisekedi of blocking the electoral process while the heads …

South African Airlines has announced that it will resume operations next month after battling losses for months amid the coronavirus pandemic. The airline reduced its workforce from 4,700 to around 1,000 employees, essentially becoming a smaller airline. The reduction was achieved through voluntary severance packages and retrenchments. Flights will now …

In Uganda, Legislators on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have rejected the revision of sexual offenses bill on Wednesday. The MPs said President Museveni failed to return the Bill within the 30-day-period after refusing to assent to it as stipulated in the Consitution. They also said that any reviews …

Workers of the ruling party, African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa on Thursday called a nationwide strike against wage delays. The Africa National Congress (ANC) said in a statement late on Wednesday they had received a notice from their staff that they would go on strike for grievances including …