A teenager and two other men have died in the collapse of a building in Northern Vulture Estate, Nigeria, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said no fewer than six people were seriously injured. A young boy, about 15 years old, …
Read More »South Sudan: 20 people on board a crashed plane
A plane carrying 20 passengers crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in the Unity State region of South Sudan, according to reports. Gatwech Bipal, Unity State Minister of Information and Communication, said the plane, which was due to fly to the capital Juba, crashed immediately after departure. He added …
Read More »Somali army neutralizes sixteen al-Shabaab terrorists
The Somali army on Tuesday neutralized 16 al-Shaabab terrorists in an operation in the Hiiraan region, according to reports. The army and local forces carried out a large-scale operation in the region to repel the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group, reports said. Somali security forces took control of several strategic …
Read More »3 injured in gun battle between two youth groups
Three people have sustained injuries in a shooting incident between two youth groups over a parcel of land in the business district of the Northern Region, Ghana. Tension started building up when one group laid claim to the land, asserting ownership. They destroyed the cordon and materials on the site. …
Read More »United States: Trump sends Africans home
Irregular migrants from all 54 African countries on a list made public by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will have to be deported, according to new President Donald Trump’s decision. As promised during his election campaign, the new American president has announced the deportation of millions of irregular migrants to …
Read More »“We’re not afraid of Samuel Eto’o”, Marc Brys
Interviewed by Rfi after the draw for the next Africa Cup of Nations, the coach of Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions remains optimistic, even if the crisis between the Ministry of Sports and the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot), headed by Samuel Eto’o, is still ongoing. “There’s a history between Cameroon and Ivory …
Read More »South Sudan cancels ban on Facebook and TikTok
South Sudan has lifted its ban on Facebook and TikTok, imposed last week after graphic videos allegedly showing the killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan went viral, igniting protests and violence across the country. The National Communications Authority confirmed on January 27 that the disturbing content has been removed …
Read More »Kenyan president says diplomacy the only solution to DRC conflict
Kenya’s president, William Ruto, on Monday described the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo as very complicated and said it could only be solved diplomatically. “We do not see, from where I sit, a possibility of a military solution to the challenges that face the eastern DRC,” William Ruto …
Read More »Google Maps to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico
Following instructions from US President Donald Trump, Google has announced the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in the Maps application. Google Maps released a statement on Monday regarding Donald Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali. In the statement, Google Maps announced …
Read More »Fan Milk apologises for accident
A FanMilk-branded truck on Saturday evening overturned on the Achimota to Tesano road, causing severe traffic congestion in Ghana, according to reports. The driver, who was the sole occupant, escaped unscathed. According to eyewitnesses, the driver claimed that another vehicle suddenly veered into his lane, and in an attempt to …
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