AFRICA

A leading TV channel in Kenya, NTV, has issued an apology for a caption error in relation to the news around the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The NTV Night news programme had its caption reading “THE QUEEN IS DEAD” followed by QUEEN’S ELDEST SON, CHARLES AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES QUEEN.’ A …

Cameroonian President Paul Biya is officially the world’s oldest head of state after September 8. The ‘post’ was automatically conferred on the 89-year-old following the death of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II on the same day. Buckingham Palace announced that the queen died peacefully at Balmoral in Scotland at …

A pregnant Nigerian woman, identified as Nweke Ifeoma gave birth on a Turkish Airline flight from Istanbul, Turkey to Manchester, United Kingdom. Ifeoma went into labour while on the flight on Monday, September 5, and she was delivered of a baby girl. The Cabin crew tried to take Ifeoma to …

Nigeria’s customs service have intercepted 7,000 donkey penises at an airport in the commercial hub, Lagos, headed to Hong Kong. In a BBC report, the customs controller at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Sambo Dangaladima, disclosed that the animal parts were packed in 16 sacks found in the animal export section. However, …

Ten musicians popular on social media platform, TikTok, in ancient Nigerian city of Kano, are the subject of a probe. An Islamic Court has ordered police to investigate them for allegedly corrupting public morality. According to the BBC Africa LIVE page, spokesperson for the judiciary in Kano state, Baba Jibo …

The bridge that collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, which video has gone viral on social media is being rebuilt, according to reports. The footbridge, outside the DRC capital Kinshasa, collapsed into a river that it was supposed to help people in the area safely cross. A BBC …

A lady and gentleman are set to cut the tape for a new bridge somewhere in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the bridge collapses and there is an ensuing frenzy. Cameramen snatch the lady and others rush to save people on the bridge. This video has gone viral across social …

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has launched a private prosecution against senior state prosecutor Billy Downer as well as a journalist. This is in connection to media house News24 publishing information related to Mr Zuma’s medical condition last year. Mr Downer is the lead prosecutor in the corruption case …

Three women among the 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali have been released. The women arrived home late on Saturday about seven weeks after their arrests sparked a diplomatic spat between military-ruled Mali and the Ivory Coast. Mali said the group – who were detained at the airport in the …

Famine is “at the door” in parts of Somalia, the UN’s humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, warned on Monday. During a press conference in the capital, Mogadishu, he said he had concrete indications famine would occur in parts of south-central Somalia between October and December. This comes after his visit to …