Politics

Islamist al Shabaab militants on Friday killed five soldiers at a Somali military base in a town recently re-captured by the government, troops and residents said. “The attack was eventually repelled,” Reuters agency quoted an officer at the base in the central Somali town of Galcad as saying. He said …

Former Russian president, and now deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council, Dmitry Medvedev, on Thursday warned NATO allies that a potential Russian defeat in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war. Alerts from the Kremlin to NATO are increasing as Western countries announce, in turn, delivering weapons or tanks in …

The authorities in Edo state in southern Nigeria says the last two hostages from a group of people who were kidnapped from a train station in the state almost two weeks ago have now been released. Seven suspects, including two village chiefs, have also been arrested and are currently in …

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against campaigns supporting rights of homosexuals in the country. The president described homosexuality as “nonsense” during remarks made on Wednesday at a graduation ceremony at the National Defence College. Mr Museveni said he was glad to have attended a recent meeting in the …

The Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died in India,following a short illness, President Adama Barrow has announced. The vice-president died after a short illness, although Mr Barrow did not mention whether he was receiving treatment in India. https://twitter.com/BarrowPresident/status/1615622485772304386?s=20&t=N9iSUN0zDlirQ1ChOAPRAA Mr Barrow picked Mr Joof as vice-president after being re-elected in …

A helicopter crashed on Wednesday morning near a kindergarten in the Kyiv region, killing 18 people including Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky, the Ukrainian presidency announced. This is bad news for Ukrainians. At least 18 people have died after a helicopter crashed near the capital Kyiv. The Office of the President …

Chinese population, the world’s most populous country, fell in 2022 for the first time in six decades, an official body said on Tuesday. In total, 9.56 million births were registered last year, and did not compensate for the 10.41 million deaths, announced the National Bureau of Statistics (BNS) in a …

South African opposition groups, a trade union and business owners have threatened to sue the government over the crippling blackouts in the country, local media reported. They have given the government up to Friday to stabilise electricity supply or face legal action for contravening its duty to provide electricity. They …

A Catholic priest was burned to death following an attack by armed men in the village of Kafin-Koro, Niger State, according to reports. “Several armed men burned down the priest’s residence after failing to reach it,” according to information. The body of Father Isaac Achi was found burned after the …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged for a ban on overseas travel by members of parliament and civil servants to save money for priority areas. He made the remarks while commissioning facilities at Uganda Petroleum Institute-Kigumba (UPIK) where the country intends to train local experts in oil exploration. Uganda hopes …