A Senegalese student was detained Monday, August 2 after he disguised himself as a woman in a bid to sit for national examinations on behalf of his girlfriend. The student enrolled in a university in the north of the country, and his girlfriend was placed under arrest on Monday evening. …
Read More »Angola President bids President Akufo-Addo farewell
Angola’s President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco on Tuesday described as “very successful and a mission accomplished” his three-day visit to Ghana. Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco Tuesday described as “very successful and a mission accomplished” his three-day visit to Ghana. Lourenco, who was in the country on the invitation of President …
Read More »Nigerian comedy skit goes horribly wrong
A video skit went horribly wrong during a shoot after things took a drastic turn. The actor who posed as a herbalist wanting a virgin lady in a market area attracted a different reaction from residents. The residents who were not informed that the man was an actor descended on …
Read More »Aliko Dangote tops Africa’s billionaires’ list for the tenth time in a row
LIn Africa—as elsewhere in the world—the wealthiest have come through the pandemic just fine. The continent’s 18 billionaires are worth an average of $4.1 billion, 12% more than a year ago, driven in part by Nigeria’s surging stock market. For the tenth year in a row, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria is the …
Read More »Libyan rebel commander backs reopening of coastal highway
A top Libyan military commander whose forces control the country’s eastern regions on Friday endorsed the reopening of the coastal highway along the Mediterranean Sea linking Libya’s long-divided east and west. East-based military commander Khalifa Haftar said the Libyan Arab Armed Forces General Command were working towards a “just and …
Read More »Militant groups recruiting child fighters in Burkina Faso – Report
Awoken by gunshots in the middle of the night, residents of Solhan were shocked by who they saw among the attackers in the town in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region: children. About 160 people were killed in June in the deadliest assault since the once peaceful West African nation was overrun …
Read More »‘I’m coming back like a striptease’ – Gaddafi’s son Said talks Libyan politics
Saif Muammar Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former ruler overthrown in 2011, has announced- as the New York times says- his intention to re-enter politics. The New York Times claimed its columnist Robert Worth interviewed Saif last May inside a closed complex in Zintan city, about 136 kilometers southwest of Tripoli. …
Read More »Cobra attack helicopter: Why US Lawmakers block helicopter deal wit Nigeria
U.S. lawmakers don put di proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria goment on hold. Di Senate Foreign Relations Committee don also delay di clearing of a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and oda defence systems to Nigeria military. Tori be say di deal worth some $875 …
Read More »Boko Haram Attack Kills Five Soldiers, Civilian, Cameroon Reports
Former Boko Haram fighters are seen in Meri, Cameroon, April 9, 2021. (Moki Edwin Kindzeka/VOA) Boko Haram Islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The attack took place on Monday night near the border …
Read More »From covering the story to falling in love with the killer – SA journalist opens up about Krugersdorp cult killings
I was working as a journalist at Krugersdorp News when I started covering the Krugersdorp murders in 2016, when the first victim of The Appointment Murders, Anthony Scholefield, was found in his boot. At that point, it was just a very mysterious murder, especially in a town like Krugersdorp. …
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