AFRICA

A Congolese military court has sentenced a high-ranking policeman to death for his role in the 2010 murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, which caused national outrage. Commissioner of police, Christian Ngoy Kenga Kenga was found guilty of murder, desertion and misappropriation of weapons and ammunition. Mr Chebeya’s body …

In a dramatic turn of events, an unidentified man reportedly turned into a cow after he allegedly had sex with a married woman. In a viral video on social media, the man is seen sitting on the ground, sobbing. His legs had turned into cow trotters and he had grown a tail. …

John Oseni, 16, is a Nigerian programmer who recently made waves after he disclosed that he had been offered employment in top Italian firms. He got his job through referrals and today, he codes for the two Italian companies — Flywallet and Cryptonite — that are paying him millions in …

The birth of Mali’s nonuplets – nine babies born at the same time – was such an unusual event that some believed it was a hoax. But as they marked their first birthday this week they’re all in good health and the family hopes to head back home to Timbuktu soon. …

A 19-year-old student has been arrested for stabbing his 22-year-old former lover and high school student, to death. Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigation said 19-year-old Tony Kiptoo of Keben secondary school, stabbed his ex-lover Irene Chelagat on the left side of her chest, killing her on the spot after she …

The announcement that South Sudan’s crude oil has been sold in advance to pay for salary arrears has come in for criticism. On Thursday, Finance Minister Agak Achuil said output up until 2027 had been sold in order to pay the salaries of civil servants, who have not been paid …

About 5,306 terror-related attacks took place in West Africa in three years, claiming over 16,726 lives, thousands of injuries and millions displaced and living under austere circumstances. Mr Dominic Nitiwul, Minister of Defence, also said that as of the end of the first quarter of 2022, 840 attacks had already …

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Schoemansdal on Friday morning in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee in Mbombela. “What we want to say is, we did effect one arrest today,” said Mpumalanga police commissioner Semakaleng Daphney Manamela late on Friday night. “We are cracking this case.” According to …

A court in western Germany found a woman guilty of sexual assault and handed her a six-month suspended sentence for purposefully damaging her partner’s condoms, German media reported. In handing down the ruling, the judge said the unusual case was one for Germany’s legal history books — representing an instance of criminal “stealthing,” but …

A Nigerian man who was declared dead by doctors reportedly woke up at his funeral. Usen-Obong Ime Jacob, 27, slumped in his parents’ home on Sunday evening, May 1, and was taken to a private hospital. The doctor is said to have declared him dead that same evening and the …