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The Ugandan army says Benjamin Kisokeranio, commander of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was captured in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was arrested in DR Congo’s South Kivu province when entering the country from Burundi. In November the Kinshasa government agreed to let the Ugandan military …

A woman and two children have died after a church collapsed during a church service on Tuesday evening in Asaba, the capital of Delta state in southern Nigeria, the BBC reported. Delta state police spokesperson Bright Edafe confirmed the tragedy adding that 18 people, including children, had been rescued. “Eleven …

Former US President Donald Trump in an interview with national Radio NPR said he was in favor of vaccination against covid-19 but against all forms of its imposition. Mr Trump on Wednesday said he is opposed to any obligation to have a vaccine against Covid-19, while recommending to be vaccinated. …

A bomb explosion at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, has claimed several lives, according to local media. The blast took place on a road by the entrance to a camp for the Somali Air Force which is close to the international airport. Although it is not …

Prominent lawmaker and lawyer, member of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), Henry Kemende was shot dead in the city of Bamenda, in northwestern Cameroon. Gunmen forced Senator Henry Kemende to get out of his car and then shot him in the chest, party communication secretary Denis Nkelemo told to BBC. …

Authorities in Zimbabwe have introduced new prison uniforms in order to get “colonial historical injustices out of our minds”, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. Male inmates will move from wearing white shirts and trousers to orange ones. Female prisoners will change their green dresses for pink ones. The minister …

Italian authorities arrested on Monday a nurse, accused of administering fake doses of Covid-19 vaccine to antivax patients, at a vaccination center in Ancona. The man, who got rid of the contents of the syringes instead of injecting it into the arm of the patients, was denounced by a doctor …

Two people died and eight others are missing after a truck plunged into River Nile in Egypt. The accident happened outside the capital Cairo when the truck was on board an unlicensed ferry. 14 survivors have so far been rescued, as rescue operations have continued at the river. The truck …

American rapper Kanye West plans to go to Russia, where he has links with friends of former US president Donald Trump, to give concerts and meet Vladimir Putin, the website Billboard reported, citing his entourage. According to his relatives, the musician is in negotiations to conduct business with the Azerbaijani-Russian …

Eight officers of Burkina Faso’s army have been arrested for plotting a coup, the country’s authorities have announced on Tuesday. The justice ministry on Tuesday said an investigation on the matter had begun. Colonel Mohamed Emmanuel Zoungrana, a well-known former army commander who has reportedly been critical of the government, …