AFRICA

A Limpopo snake catcher is recuperating after being bitten by a black mamba while trying to retrieve it from a ceiling. Gideon Vorster, from Tzaneen, was helping to remove the snake which was shedding its skin — a process that makes them violent and territorial — and it bit him …

Malian turn out in their numbers to celebrate the formal announcement of French troop withdrawing from the West African country. A massive rally attended by persons from all walks of life was also a show of support for the Assimi Goita-led junta. Some of the scenes witnessed included the burning …

Nigerian authorities say they have seized 120 tonnes of imported animal hides and skins in Lagos city. They were intercepted on suspicion that were already processed with chemicals for use in leather industries yet they were being sold as foodstuff, the national food and drug agency, Nafdac, said. In Nigeria, …

A 6-year-old girl has been raped and murdered in Limpopo, with the alleged perpetrator being stoned to death by residents. On Saturday, police were called to Petanenge village outside Tzaneen after a 28-year-old man was killed. The child was killed in Lusaka village nearby. Officers found that the child had …

A robbery operation took a tragic turn as the robbers disagreed and turned against each other, leaving two dead at a popular Resort in Rukenya near Kutus town, Kirinyaga County in Kenya. It was gathered that over nine armed men jumped over the gate of Thiba Falls Resort around 3:00 …

A US-based Nigerian man has filed for divorce after his wife used a lump sum of N5 million (equivalent to GHS79,231) meant to start their first house to sow a seed in the church. The unbelievable story circulating on the internet has sent shock waves down the spine of many …

The US has officially determined that the events leading to the overthrow of the Burkinabe President Christian Roch Marc Kabore constituted a military coup. The State Department subsequently announced that it is freezing nearly $160m in foreign aid to the West African country. Kabore was deposed in late January in …

A controversial Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile river began generating electricity for the first time on Sunday, according to state TV. The $4.2bn (£3.8bn) dam, located in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, has been a source of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan since its construction started in 2011. Sudan …

A leading Nigerian artist tells writer Molara Woods why his new installation at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral is important, as the world-famous building re-evaluates its memorials to historical figures including the admiral who led the campaign that resulted in the looting of the Kingdom of Benin. Spotlights pick out the …

Johannesburg police who witnessed a hijacking and kidnapping in the streets of Kensington on Saturday sped after the vehicle, fired shots at the perpetrators and rescued the two  victims. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said three suspects now out on bail and wanted  for hijackings and armed robberies in the Jeppe …