Africa

A police command disclosed that at least five people were killed and 11 others, including a regional governor, wounded in a suicide attack on Tuesday in southern Somalia. Area police commander Hussein Adan, said a vehicle laden with…

South African Rapper AKA Shot Dead Outside Restaurant One of South Africa’s hottest rap artists, Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA, has been shot dead outside a restaurant in the southeastern city of Durban, his family said…

Internet watchdog, NetBlocks, on Friday reported that access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia following violent protests sparked by a rift within the country’s Orthodox Church. The protests broke out in the…

Mali expels high-ranking UN mission official Malian Government on Monday expelled the head of the United Nation peacekeeping mission’s human rights division in the country. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Col. Abdoulaye Maiga,…

AfDB approves $50m, €50m credit for ECOWAS bank The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a dual-currency Trade Finance Line of Credit (LoC) for ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).…

Congo Tightens security ahead of Pope Francis’ visit Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Monday, said that security measures had been increased ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to the country’s capital, Kinshasa. Several…

Gunmen kill eight at birthday party in South Africa Eight people were killed and three others were injured when gunmen opened fire on a group of people in a South African township who were celebrating a birthday over the weekend, police…

ECOWAS Speaker calls for political commitment to adoption of single currency The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr Sidie Tunis, has called for more political commitment towards the adoption of the ECOWAS common currency, blaming…

Alleged Airspace Violation: Rwanda shoots at Congolese military jet Rwandan forces have fired at a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that it said had violated its airspace, prompting the Congolese government to…

Eight school children die in Ghana boat mishap Eight school children in Ghana’s Bono East Region were killed after the boat taking them to school capsized on the Volta Lake, officials confirmed. National Disaster Management…