AFRICA

The Gambian government has said it will prosecute former President Yahya Jammeh for murder, rape, torture, and other alleged crimes committed during his more than 20-year rule. The Ministry of Justice said on Wednesday that it accepted all but two of the 265 recommendations made by a commission that probed …

Senegal President Macky Sall has commented on a deadly incident at a hospital at a town east of the capital, Dakar. Eleven newborn babies were killed in an inferno at the newly inaugurated Tivouane hospital. Sall tweeted: “I learned with pain and dismay about the deaths of 11 newborn babies …

Panellists at the 2022 Turkiye-Africa Media Summit have observed that journalists in Africa are struggling and depressed and must be helped. They noted that the level of depression in the media profession continued to be swept under the carpet with mental health issues among journalists going unreported. The panellists said …

Nigerians have taken to social media to condemn the recent killing of a pregnant woman and her four children in the West African nation’s state of Anambra. According to BBC, the victims were part of at least twelve people who were killed in the south-eastern state. And authorities said they …

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has defended her usage of loans from multilateral lenders, telling an audience in Accra that the institutions were her country’s lifeline in the Covid-19 pandemic. Samia, appearing on a panel alongside Presidents of Ghana, Mozambique, and Comoros, said the loans received from the International Monetary …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on African nations and financial institutions to come up with an economic model that will benefit the Continent and not serve the interests of others. For far too long, profits from Africa’s resources had benefited foreign interests, while the Continent suffered abusive borrowing …

A South African opposition party is protesting to demand that France withdraws from the African continent. The leftist Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF, chose May 25 to picket at the French Embassy as the African Union marks the AU Day. A tweet announcing the protest read: “The EFF will picket at …

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has exposed popular crossdresser Bobrisky after rumours circulated that he is a serial debtor. She released a video on her Instagram page showing Bobrisky trying to evade debts she owed a woman. In the now-viral video, a woman who was said to be Bob’s creditor called …

The Africa Day Concert which is in its third year will be hosted by superstar Idris Elba. The annual concert is a musical homage to Africa, showcasing the vibrant African music stars who are making headlines across the world. The concert seeks to bring Africans, the Diaspora, and people from …

Mozambican police have arrested man who has admitted attempting to cut the genitals of a taxi driver. The incident took place in Chimoio, central Mozambique, according to a BBC Africa LIVE report. The suspect told officers he posed as a customer to lure the taxi driver to a forest, where …