AFRICA

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 …

A deacon at Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Nigeria has been confirmed dead after slumping while preaching during service. The incident occurred on Sunday April 3, while Ogunnusi was preaching against the ‘get-rich-quick’ syndrome. The church was thrown into confusion after the deacon suddenly slumped with a microphone in his hand. Delivering …

At least 11 soldiers were killed after some terrorists locally dubbed bandits raided a Nigerian military base in Polwire village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A source who disclosed this to SaharaReporters said the incident occurred on Monday, April 4, 2022. He said the bandits came …

Limpopo police have arrested a 33-year-old man after a customer was shot dead during a robbery at a car dealership in Polokwane. The business robbery on Monday afternoon ended in the murder of a 57-year-old teacher. The victim has been identified as Muofhe Levwimbe, a teacher from the Vhembe district. …

South Africa has announced the ending of Covid restrictions, two years after they were imposed. In a televised address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the national state of disaster would end at midnight on Monday. Masks will still be required indoors for another month.. He said although the pandemic was not …