AFRICA

Wife of former Burkinabe leader and African revolutionary icon, Thomas Sankara, has reacted to the legal determination reached in the murder of her husband decades ago. Mariam Sankara said she was relieved because the April 6 sentencing of her husband’s former ally and exiled former President Blaise Compaore, to life …

A court in Burkina Faso has sentenced the country’s former president, Blaise Compaoré, to life in prison for the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, who was not one of those African leaders to be told what to do by western nations, was murdered after four years in power …

Three people have been killed by bandits who attacked a mosque while worshippers were breaking their fast on Tuesday April 5. Daily Trust reported that the gunmen numbering about 50, killed three persons inside the mosque and also abducted many villagers who were taken to an unknown location. The incident …

A Gauteng teenager dubbed “South Africa’s youngest serial rapist” by police has been handed a 30-year prison sentence. The teen was found guilty of raping three boys. The 17-year-old was recently sentenced in the Palm Ridge Regional Court. Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello said: The teenager is believed to be the …

Investments in construction, real estate, and manufacturing sectors are leading the path to economic recovery in Rwanda as the country seeks to reverse the negative effect of the coronavirus pandemic. The country recorded investments worth $3.7 billion in 2021 up from $1.3 billion in 2020. The three sectors contributed up …

Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaoré has received a life sentence in absentia for his role in the assassination of his revolutionary predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, 37, was gunned down along with 12 others during the 1987 coup d’état that brought Compaoré to power. The pair had been close friends …

Three persons have been killed and another one injured after gunmen attacked a community in Bassa council of Plateau State. The attack according to The Nations occurred at a village in the Irigwe chiefdom of Miango district at 1:30 am on Monday, April 5. The report said more than 25 …

The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a 25-year-old student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka on Tuesday, April 5. Identified as Collins Okechukwu, he was handed the sentence by Justice Abiola Soladoye. According …

A week after missing a World Cup slot after losing on aggregate to Ghana, the Nigerian senior national team, the Super Eagles, are still pleading for forgiveness for their failure to make it to Qatar 2022. In a tweet post on April 5, 2022; exactly a week after the Black …

A Nigerian atheist has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by a high court in the northern state of Kano after being convicted of blaspheming Islam. Mubarak Bala, the 37-year-old president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, pleaded guilty to all 18 charges and asked for leniency. He has …