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Authorities in Tanzania are investigating a mysterious illness in the south of the country that has killed three people, the BBC reported. In total 13 cases have been reported in Lindi region, with patients having symptoms similar to Ebola or Marburg. They have been experiencing fever, severe headaches, fatigue and …

Police in Uganda have arrested 25 people following Monday’s demonstrations against high prices of food and fuel. Many of those who took part in the protests in the eastern district of Jinja – about 80km (50 miles) from the capital, Kampala – were motorcycle taxi riders commonly referred to as …

Massimo Coppola, mayor of the city of Sorrento, in southern Italy, announced that tourists in swimsuits or shirtless will no longer be able to wander the streets this summer. In the Bay of Naples, tourists are welcome… but once they leave the beach, they will have to put on a …

Perrigo laboratory announced on Monday that it asked authorities to approve the first contraceptive pill available without a prescription in the United States, few weeks after the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the right to abortion in the country. The launch of the regulatory process shortly after the Supreme Court’s …

South African police arrested a man after intercepting a minibus taxi carrying 21 sheep suspected to have been stolen. They said preliminary investigations showed the bus ran out of petrol as the occupants travelled from Kuruman in Northern Cape where the livestock were allegedly stolen. The stationary vehicle was spotted …

The world’s population is expected to reach 8 billion by November 15, a projection from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said on Monday. The agency also predicts that India will overtake China as the most populous country by 2023 of the world. “As we anticipate the birth …

At least 17 bodies have been recovered after a passenger boat capsized on a waterway in Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos, emergency services said. Four bodies were recovered on Saturday and a further thirteen on Sunday. The inland waterways authority said the boat had set sail on Friday later than the …

A medical student in Kenya is in custody for faking his own kidnapping to demand ransom from his parents, local media reported, citing Nairobi police. Edwin Kamau, 23, is accused of ‘disappearing’ on Sunday and calling his mother days later to demand 70,000 Kenyan shillings ($593; £494) in ransom. The …

Mustapha Ado Bayero, a prince from the Nigerian state of Kano married two women at the same time on Saturday July 02, 2022, a story that shocks the web. Famous young prince of Kano, Mustapha Ado Bayero got married with his two loves Badi’a Tasiu Adam and Fatima Ibrahim Adam. …

Authorities in Nigeria’s central state of Niger have suspended all mining activities in the region amid mounting cases of kidnappings. It comes days after gunmen launched a devastating attack on a mining site, kidnapping at least four Chinese miners and killing over 20 members of the Nigerian security forces, the …