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Uganda’s constitutional court is due this morning to start hearing three petitions challenging the anti-homosexuality law that came into effect in May. The law imposes capital punishments for those convicted of same-sex acts including death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” – which can involve sex with children or vulnerable people. It …

A former Nigerian oil minister has appeared in court in London after being charged with receiving bribes in exchange for multi-million- dollar oil and gas contracts. Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria’s minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015, during the tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan. She was also the …

At least nine miners were killed when a gold mine collapsed near Chegutu, some 120 km west of Harare, Zimbabwe, according to reports. “Four bodies have been recovered so far” and five other miners are still trapped under the rubble, reports said. “Rescue workers found the inert bodies of five …

At least thirteen people died and at least four were injured after a fire in a nightclub in the city of Murcia, in the south-east of Spain, emergency services reported this Sunday, after an initial report suggested six dead. “Six new bodies were found in the rubble of the nightclub. …

The death of former First Lady of Ghana, Theresa Kufuor has hrown the nation into mourning as she passed on peacefully on Sunday, October 1, 2023. The former First Lady was 87 years old. Mrs Kufuor held the position of Ghana’s First Lady from January 7, 2001, to January 6, …

A huge fire has broken out at a police complex in the city of Ismailia in north-eastern Egypt, injuring dozens of pepople, local media reported. Videos posted online showed the security directorate, a building many storeys high, engulfed in flames. Civil defence sources said parts of it had collapsed. Fire …

Three farmers were found dead after assailants attacked them in their farm in Panyam community, Mangu Local Government of the state, Nigeria. “The victims were working on their farms in the community when they were attacked by assailants which led to their death,” according to reports. The corpses of the …

Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property, forgery, and the use of forgery. Public prosecutor Andre Patrick Roponat announced on Friday that Sylvia Bongo‘s case had been brought before an investigating judge the day before. He also said …

Joe Biden once again launched a dark and solemn warning this Thursday on the fate of American democracy, this time by attacking Donald Trump very directly, as the campaign for the 2024 presidential has just taken on a new dimension. He said the ideology of his Republican opponent and his …

A 37-year-old man has been found dead after going missing during a downpour in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Ghana. “The deceased went missing after embarking on a fishing expedition in the Okwe River,” according to his brother. “Residents supported family members to launch a search operation along the riverside …