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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 …

UN Secretary General António Guterres called on interim Malian President Assimi Goïta to hold elections for the restoration of civilian rule within an acceptable timeline. According to Mr Guterres, it’s “absolutely essential for Mali’s military leaders to announce an acceptable timeline for civilian elections.” He said he was working with …

The Rwandan government has announced that it has lifted the ban on concerts imposed as a measure to curb the spread of covid-19.This is rather good news for Rwandan artists. The ban was effected in December after a rise in Covid-19 cases attributed to the Omicron variant. The government says …

A 16-year-old schoolboy in South Africa has shot down his classmate and killed himself after an alleged misunderstanding, officials said on Thursday. The shooting took place on Wednesday at Lesiba High School in Daveyton, Gauteng province, as classes resumed for a new school year. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding …

The Senegalese Minister of Health announced that the government has authorized the third dose of COVID-19 vaccines for adults and that children are now eligible for vaccination. The third dose will initially be aimed at people identified as vulnerable to severe illness, the health ministry said in a Twitter. Les …

The Nobel Peace Prize committee has called on the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of the 2019 Award to put an end to the ongoing war in the Tigray region on Thursday. In a rare critique of a former laureate, the Norwegian Nobel committee said Abiy Ahmed bore special …

European Union (EU) foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said, on Thursday that the institution would impose the same sanctions as those taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the Malian interim government. ECOWAS on Sunday, imposes serious sanctions against Mali, including the suspension of financial transactions …

The Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the country will receive about 10 million doses of covid-vaccine from China, in order to fight the pandemic. President Mnangagwa says Beijing has now pledged four million doses of Sinopharm and six million of Sinovac, in addition to the two million doses received …

The health minister of the South African province of Limpopo, Phophi Ramathuba, is under fire for her sex education message to girls during a school visit. Minister Ramathuba told girls “open your books and close your legs”, in a rather blunt way of encouraging abstinence to prevent HIV/Aids infections. She …

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has broken his silence over the military coup in neighbouring Sudan and the ongoing protests calling for civilian rule. Egypt has faced accusations of siding with Sudan’s head of military, Abdel Fattah al Burhan but President Sisi dismissed the claims. “Just because we have not …