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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to be vigilant in the wake of terrorism threats, asking that all visitors be checked before entering places of worship and recreational facilities. In a televised address to the nation on Thursday evening, President Museveni asked Ugandans not to allow any “strange” people …

A Malian army camp was targeted by a suicide attack in Gao on Friday, the day after a double attack blamed on jihadists which killed at least 64 civilians and soldiers in the north, where tension is growing day by day. The army spoke in a brief message on social …

A man has lost his life after his friend stabbed him to death over an argument on who to pay for a plate of food in the Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The suspect went and ate a plate of food in their usual buka and …

A 47-year-old father and his 23-year-old wife have been arrested for starving their five-year-old child for days in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The couple were obeying their pastor’s prophecy that the five-year-old is a witch, hence, does not deserve to live,” according to them. The State …

A Ugandan church has set the Guinness World Record for the longest applause after its members clapped non-stop for more than three hours, local media reported. “The congregation clapped for a total of three hours 16 minutes, maintaining an average sound level of 88.5 dB. For the attempt to be …

A former soldier has been jailed seven years for living a double life married to two women at the same time in Britain and Germany. The man had five children with his two wives and lived with one family in Germany, where he was stationed with the Army, and visited …

Three children drowned in a river on their way to school in Mankranso, in the Ahafo Ano South West district of Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The victims have fallen into the Mankra River, where a makeshift log had been placed to help commuters, including school children, cross to their destinations,” according …

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said they have scrapped visa requirement for Kenyans travelling in their country. DR Congo’s Director General of Migration Roland Kashwantale Chihoza announced the move in a statement on Wednesday. It is a reciprocal move after Kenya said last month that it was waiving …

Mexico confirmed this Wednesday its desire to decriminalize abortion nationally, two years after a first decision by the Supreme Court, going against the grain of its neighbor, the United States. On September 7, 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court had already ruled that the criminalization of abortion was unconstitutional. In doing …

A suspected serial killer has been arrested after more than 10 bodies were found in a pit dug in the kitchen of his Kigali home, police and Rwandan media reported on Wednesday. Police said the 34-year-old suspect met his victims – both men and women – in bars and lured …