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Eight people were killed and 16 injured on Sunday in a road accident involving a truck and a vehicle carrying passengers in South Africa, according to reports. The KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service responded to the collision on the N2 highway near Empangeni, a town in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, …

At least 23 people have been killed and many more wounded in attacks by gunmen in Benue state, central Nigeria, according to reports. Ray Anumve, Kwande Local Government Area representative, said, the assailants were Fulani herders, engaged in itinerant cattle herding, who targeted several villages in the area. He confirmed …

In Madagascar, the election of Pope Leo XIV has raised expectations within the influential Catholic Church as the Malagasy faithful hope that the pontiff will follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis. During his visit to Madagascar in 2019, Pope Francis emphasized the urgent need to preserve the common home, …

Ibrahim Traoré and Vladimir Putin met face-to-face in Moscow as the meeting was part of a visit to the Russian capital to commemorate the victory over Nazism. Burkina Faso’s President of the Transition exchanged views with his Russian counterpart on Saturday, May 10. The two men discussed the development of …

The Tarkwa Circuit Court in Ghana has sentenced a 32-year-old Nigerian woman to 20 years in prison for trafficking four young women, including one living with HIV from Nigeria to Ghana for forced prostitution. According to reports, the presiding judge, Hathia Manu, found her guilty on four charges, including human …

At least 124 vultures died in South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned with agricultural pesticides by poachers. Park authorities said, “84 vultures were rescued in a coordinated emergency response involving helicopters, ambulances and nearly a day of intensive care. One …

At the Vatican, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, May 8, at just after 4pm GMT and according to the announcement by the Cardinal Protodeacon, American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV. He succeeds Francis, who died on April 21. Leo XIV’s first papal …

Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to donate almost his entire fortune by 2045, with the aim of distributing around $200 billion to the world’s poor through his foundation. With a fortune today estimated at 108 billion dollars, Gates is among the richest people in the world. …

The Nigerian government announced on Wednesday the cancellation of a major scholarship program to study outside the country, believing it necessary to give priority to national education. “All the courses Nigerians take abroad under the BEA are now available, and often of better quality, at our own universities and polytechnics”, …

A few hours before the large popular rally announced by the political parties for May 9, transitional President Assimi Goïta has suspended until further notice, for reasons of public order, the activities of political parties throughout the country. This decision implies a ban on the rally planned for this Friday …