Suspects linked to the killing of at least 40 people in a church in south-west Nigeria have been detained by a regional security force, the authorities there say. Gunmen stormed the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, during a service earlier this month and opened fire. The suspects …
Read More »Tech: Google denounces Italian spyware used to hack smartphones
Google denounced and condemned software from an Italian company specializing in communications surveillance used to hack into smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan. Google engineers explain that the victims, users of Android (Google) and iOS (Apple) smartphones, received a link to install malicious applications, which then make it possible to spy …
Read More »How to know that your Facebook account is hacked?
Nowadays, many Facebook users are regularly victims of hacking. Here are some signs that should alert you. There are several signs that indicate that someone other than yourself is using your Facebook account. Here is a non-exhaustive list: Your profile picture has been changed, but not by you. Comments and …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni lifts ban on European-backed rights group
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has lifted a ban on a European-backed rights group, nearly 18 months after its suspension, the presidency said in a statement. Yoweri Museveni said the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) – backed by the European Union, Austria, Denmark, Ireland and other states – could reopen as long …
Read More »Angola: Former President Dos Santos in Barcelona for emergency treatment
Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos is in a hospital in the Spanish city of Barcelona for emergency treatment, Portugal’s official news agency Lusa reported. “[Mr Dos Santos], has been hospitalised in an intensive care unit in a hospital in Barcelona, where he has resided for the past few …
Read More »Khaby Lame becomes world’s most-followed TikToker
Senegalese TikTok star Khaby Lame becomes the biggest TikToker in the world with 142.8 million followers on the app, compared to US TikTok creator Charli D’Amelio, 142.3 million. After becoming the most followed Italian on Instagram, Khaby Lame continued with his simplicity and his gestures to make the whole world …
Read More »DR Congo: former assistant to president Tshisekedi acquitted
The Court of Appeal in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, acquitted former chief of staff of President Felix Tshisekedi, Vital Kamerhe, of corruption charges, according to his lawyer. The acquittal of Mr Kamerhe was communicated to his lawyers, news agencies reported. The court cited lack of evidence …
Read More »UK: Nigerians charged in child organ harvesting case
British police have arrested two Nigerian nationals, accused of trying to bring a child to the UK to harvest his organs, the BBC reported. Police in London said the man and woman – Beatrice and Ike Ekweremadu – had been remanded in custody and would appear in court later on …
Read More »France: President Macron says no to national unity government
After disappointing results for his parliamentary group in the last legislative elections, French President Emmanuel Macron rejects the hypothesis of a possible government of national unity. In a speech of about eight minutes, Mr Macron clearly rejected the idea of possible composition of a government of national unity. He intends …
Read More »Mozambique: five Somali nationals arrested for kidnapping and drug trafficking
Five Somali nationals suspected of being members of a kidnapping and drug-trafficking network have been arrested in the Mozambican central city of Beira, police announced. The five, according to the police, had false documents including dozens of Mozambican and Kenyan identity cards, passports, as well as asylum application cards and …
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