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At least 10 people have died and two others injured in Madagascar following heavy rains in the capital, Antananarivo. More than 500 were displaced by the storm on Tuesday. The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management said the rains caused flooding, landslides and damaged homes and roads. The meteorological …

Ten male prisoners have been found guilty of raping dozens of female inmates during a violent riot at an overcrowded jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirty-seven women and a teenage girl testified that they were repeatedly raped during a three-day riot at Kasapa Central Prison near Lubumbashi in …

A Ugandan police officer attached to Kashambya Police station in Rukiga District has been arrested on charges of aggravated trafficking in persons and having sex with a suspect. According to police, the accused policeman who was on duty allegedly took advantage, convinced, and took the suspect to his place where they …

Former Manchester United player, Patrice Evra in an interview granted to the Parisien, as part of the publication of his autobiography “I Love This Game”, revealed that some homos3xual players were entrusted to him during his career. He stated : “In football, it’s simple, everything is closed. When I was …

The Nigerian interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola has ordered prison guards across the country to shoot and kill anyone who attempts to run away from prisons. During a visit to the southern city of Ibadan, minister Rauf Aregbesola told prison staff that they should not shoot to injure but should instead …

A Tanzanian terrorist leader known as Ali has been arrested in Nangade district in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambican troops said. Ali, 39-year-old was captured with six other Islamic State group-linked insurgents, military officials say. The terrorist’s capture comes amid a deteriorating security situation in the district, with …

Police in Mozambique said a bald man was beheaded by criminal gangs who wanted to sell it to a client from Mali but had to leave it in the central city of Muandiwa when their client disappeared. Some Mozambicans believe bald men’s heads contain gold. The first reports of bald …

Dozens of people including two soldiers and a police officer have been killed and others abducted by gunmen in the north-western Nigerian state of Kebbi, local media report. The attack happened on Friday in the village of Dankade in Danko-Wassagu area but details are just emerging because there is no …

A fake army general has been arrested after allegedly forging the signature of the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to commit fraud. Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, who was posing as an army general, defrauded Kodef Clearing Resources of over $650,000 (£475,000). EFCC said the suspect …

Four people, including two men and two teenagers, accused of cannibalism and selling human organs have been arrested in northwestern Zamfara state in Nigeria, local media report. According to the State’s police chief, Ayuba Elkanah, other members of the gang were being tracked down. “They were arrested after detectives found …