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Uganda’s environmental management agency says it will start imposing fines from April on motorists driving private cars without rubbish bins. Offenders will face a maximum fine of up to 6,000,000 Ugandan shillings ($1,630; £1,350), according to a penalty scheme announced on Wednesday. Motorists who refuse to pay the fines will …

An 11-year-old missing boy has been found dead inside a drum in Asaba, the Delta State capital of Nigeria, according to reports. “I travel to the West part of the country, on my way coming back to Asaba, I called him and informed him of my coming cause he was …

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure ordered the remand of a 20-year-old man at the Olokuta Correctional Centre for killing one his master in Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect was an apprentice of the deceased in the Akure South local Gouvernment Area. “He killed his master and dumped …

Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Gombe State Command, arrested a 40-year-old man for luring no less than 12 children between the ages of 5 and 10. The suspect who is a resident of Liji in Yalmatu Deba Local Government Area of the state, allegedly specialized in …

Was Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu really found alive under rubble from the earthquake that killed more than 11,200 people in Turkey and Syria? The Ghana Football Association and Ghana’s ambassador to Turkey said they found the player on Tuesday, the day after the first 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit. But now …

An 82-year-old woman, pronounced dead in a New York nursing home, was found breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been transferred on Saturday. After noticing that the octogenarian was still alive, she was transferred to the hospital, according to a police statement relayed by CBS …

South African MPs have dropped a proposed sponsorship deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur which sparked a public outcry after details leaked to the media. The country’s official tourism board had conditionally approved the proposed three-year deal worth 900m South African rand ($52.5m). But critics said the amount could …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in the UK on Wednesday, Downing Street confirmed in a statement released in the morning. The Ukrainian leader will meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and address parliament. He will also visit Ukrainian troops in training across the Channel. “President Zelensky’s visit to the …

A 34-year-old nurse at the Kpasera CHPS compound has been found hanging dead in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region, Ghana, reports said. “The deceased allegedly committed suicide over his lover,” according to Adom News. “The lover’s family asked the deceased to convert to Islam before he will …

The media regulator in Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered the local office of satellite television provider CANAL+ to remove Rwandan channels from its bouquet airing in the country. “The suspension will run for a period of 90 days and could potentially be renewed depending on circumstances,” the regulator, CSAC …