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Zimbabweans will start using fresh banknotes and coins on Tuesday as the country rolls out its third currency in a decade. The currency, of which a digital version was launched earlier this month, is the latest attempt to control soaring inflation in the country. But there are signs the Zimbabwe …

A nurse at the Tamale Teaching Hospital has been sentenced to six years imprisonment with hard labour for pouring boiling water on her husband in Ghana. “The mother of two had committed the crime over a misunderstanding that ensued between them,” reports said. The convict left the husband with severe …

At least 45 people have died after a dam collapsed and dozens more are still missing after a wall of water swept away homes and cut off a main road in Western Kenya. “The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that …

A 30-year-old man committed suicide after receiving a notice to vacate his apartment for not paying his annual rent to N60,000 in the Igando area of Lagos State, in Nigeria. “The deceased died in the night after drinking a poisonous substance suspected to be an insecticide,” according to reports. He …

The United States and the UK on Monday called on Burkina Faso to thoroughly investigate the killings of 223 civilians in February that were detailed in a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. They also called on authorities to hold those responsible to account. The HRW investigation alleged the Burkinabe …

The Sahel force, made up of troops from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, announced it had killed Abu Huzeifa, considered one of the main commanders of the Islamic State. His killing was part of an operation carried out in a tri-border area between the three Sahel countries, Malian state TV …

At least 70 members of the al-Shabab rebel movement were killed and 30 wounded in a military operation in the Mudug region of northern Somalia. The operation took place near the locality of Tabar-mooge, some 28 kilometers north of the coastal town of Harardhere, recently liberated by government forces. A …

heavy rains disrupted the normal course of business, resulting in the destruction of property and the loss of 44 lives in Kenya, said Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). According to the KRCS, the downpours have affected the life of about 60,000 people. In the Mathare slums of Nairobi, the country’s …

A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for assaulting his 13-year-old daughter after accusing her of having sexual intercourse with men in Ghana. The convict who is the biological father of the victim, pleaded guilty to the charges of causing harm, indecent assault, and …

Authorities in Burkina Faso announced the suspension of two media outlets, including the BBC and VOA, for publishing a Human Rights Watch report accusing the army of abusing civilians. The country’s media regulator has imposed a two-week suspension on the programmes of BBC Afrique and Voice of America (VOA). Access …