Between 1,200 and 3,000 Moroccans demonstrated in Rabat on Sunday against “high cost of living and political repression”, at the call of left-wing organizations, against a backdrop of accelerating inflation and rising social discontent. This national march, one of the largest in recent months, brought together between 1,200 and 1,500 …
Read More »Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space
Three Chinese cosmonauts returned to earth on Sunday after six months aboard the Tiangong space station, the Chinese space agency said, describing their mission as “total success”. The crew, who had been on board the Chinese space station since early June, landed at the Dongfeng site in Inner Mongolia (northern …
Read More »Nigeria: thirteen kidnapped after attack on a mosque
Armed men abducted thirteen men after attacking the mosque where they were gathered to pray in Katsina State, northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday. Late on Saturday evening, “armed men attacked the mosque in the village of Maigamji and abducted 19 worshipers after shooting and wounding the imam and another …
Read More »Sudan: military to sign deal on return to civilian rule
Sudan’s former civilian ruling coalition and the military junta are expected to sign a framework agreement aimed at restoring a civilian-led democratic transition, local media reported. The Forces for Freedom and Change – Central Council (FFC-CC) says the agreement will end the military coup and establish a new constitution that …
Read More »South Africa: ANC leaders meet to decide Ramaphosa’s fate
Leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) party in South Africa are meeting on Monday to decide on the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa involved in a scandal that could cost him his function. A parliamentary report has accused Mr Ramaphosa of misconduct and potentially violating the oath of office. …
Read More »Woman found dead hanging in unfinished building
A 67-year-old woman was found hanged in an unfinished building of her own home in Nkusukum, in the central region of Ghana, local media reported. Speaking in an interview, a daughter of the deceased, said she woke up early in the morning going for jogging and her mother was nowhere …
Read More »Uganda: kneeling doctors ask President Museveni to run for another term
A group of Ugandan doctors have taken a knee before President Yoweri Museveni asking him to run for a seventh term. The doctors representing the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) had attended a patriotism symposium in the capital, Kampala, when they were led by their leader to kneel before the president. …
Read More »Nigeria: Lagos-Kaduna rail service to reopen after deadly attack
A vital train link between the Nigerian capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna is due to reopen on Monday, nine months after it was suspended. Last March gunmen mined the track, forcing a train with more than 360 passengers to stop. At least eight passengers were killed and …
Read More »At least 11 injured after gunmen attack in a mosque
Gunmen attacked the central mosque in Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria, injuring 11 worshipers as they were performing their morning prayers. “We were jolted from our sleep by gunshots followed by loud cries from people inside the mosque,” a resident said. According to him, after the invaders left many residents thronged …
Read More »Two car washers arrested for stealing a Toyota car
Two brothers were arrested by Nigeria’s Ogun State Police Command in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while trying to escape with stolen Toyota car to Imo State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, explained that the suspects, who worked at a car wash, stole the car from a customer who took …
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