A collision between a bus and a fuel tanker in south-east Algeria has left nine people dead, local media reported citing the civil defence. Six other people were injured in the weekend crash in the Illizi area. The civil defence in its statement on Sunday did not identify the cause …
Read More »Uganda: Government takes important decision for children’s health
Ugandan health authorities announced the start of vaccination of children against covid-19 from Monday, in order to curb the spread of the pandemic in the country. “Only children aged between 12 and 17 today will get their jabs,” the health ministry said. Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the spokesperson of the Health …
Read More »Cameroon: Health minister receives threats after banning lightening products
The Cameroonian Minister of Health, Manaouda Malachie, banned in a press release the sale of lightening products, marketed by 5 companies, including that of opposition MP Nourane Fotsing. Traders who did not like the ban reportedly threatened the minister. In an interview with Naja TV, the minister said ” you …
Read More »“Ghana SHS students now carry guns in schools,” coordinator reveals
Ashanti Regional Coordinator of the Student Representative Council (SRC) in Ghana, Raphael Sarkodie, has revealed that high school students now carry guns in school, Ghana Pulse reported. According to Mr Sakodie, Ghana students reel frequently from pains of the criminal use of guns. “The trend has become problematic even during …
Read More »Anger as girl injects boyfriend’s HIV-positive blood ‘to prove love’
A young man is in the grips of the police after it came to light that his 15-year-old girlfriend had injected herself with his HIV-positive blood in a bid to prove her love for him, odditycentra website reported. According to the website, the teenage girl hails from Suwal Kuchchi, a village in …
Read More »Ukraine: President Zelensky’s condition to end the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will not enter into any negotiations on the ongoing war unless Russian troops withdraw from Ukrainian territory. He made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday August 18. While negotiations on peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine are currently being led by Turkey …
Read More »Nigeria: authorities ban motorbike taxis in Lagos state
Nigeria’s Lagos state authorities expanded their ban on motorcycle taxis, locally known as okadas, to a further four local government areas and local council development areas, local media reported. The commissioner for transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said the expansion of the ban was for security reasons and the best interests of …
Read More »Release date and all you need to know about the iPhone 14
Apple will unveil its latest iPhone 14 model on Wednesday, September 7, during one of its famous keynotes online. The new model will be available for pre-order before its release in stores on September 16, according to Mark Guran, tech journalist at Bloomberg. The notch on the iPhone 14 will …
Read More »Chad: key rebel leaders returned home after years in exile
One of Chad’s most prominent rebel leaders, Timan Erdimi, returned home on Thursday after 17 years in exile to take part in national talks aimed at paving the way for elections. Exiled for years after attempting to overthrow former president Idriss Déby Itno, Timan Erdimi returned to N’Djamena on Thursday, …
Read More »Nigerian police find 20 bodies in suspected shrine
Police in southern Nigeria have arrested three people following the discovery of 20 mummified bodies near Benin city in Edo state. The corpses were found in a building suspected to be used for a voodoo shrine. A police spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, told the BBC that the corpses of 15 men, …
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