AFRICA

The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mr Sidie Mohammed Tunis, has asked Ghana to be cautious in attempts to criminalize homosexuality in the country. He told TV3’s Komla Kluste in an interview on Tuesday July 27 that Ghana must be careful with this bill …

The 16-year-old twin sisters who were impregnated by same boy in Cameroon, have given birth to two healthy boys. Ayisha Togina, who shared their story earlier, confirmed the latest development on Friday, July 23. Togina also said that they secured and furnished one room for the new mothers and their babies. “You have …

A monitoring operation unlike any other exists on Mauritania’s borders. Armed troops on the back of a dromedary patrol the sand dunes in a swinging and airy beat. Méharistes is the name given to them. The Mehari National Guard section of the armed forces dispatches camel-riding cops to meet with …

Around six million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine will be delivered by the African Union to 27 African nations that have paid for the shipments through the end of August, an AU special envoy said on Thursday. AU coronavirus envoy Strive Masiyiwa said 18 countries are …

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has delivered two Advisory Opinions on the Application of the principle of regional rotation in electing Members of the Bureau of the Pan African Parliament request for Advisory Opinion No. 001/2021. The other was an Advisory Opinion on the Right to participate …

The state has hit back at former president Jacob Zuma, saying his request for a one-week postponement of his fraud and corruption trial should not be granted. Zuma is scheduled to appear in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday, where he was set to present a “special plea” that he …

Music star, Davido has visited Obama DMW’s grave in Epe area of Lagos state with other members of his crew. Recall that the Obama who was a member of the singer’s crew, died and was buried according to Islamic rites while the singer was in the United States. Davido who …

Police in the South African city of Durban fire rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at alleged looters to prevent the people from stealing what’s left at a warehouse – which stores a large quantity of alcohol. The warehouse was initially looted of its stock during the week of …

Twenty South African teenagers have built their own plane and are flying it from Cape Town to Cairo. With the support of U-Dream Global, an NGO, the teenagers built different parts of the plane including the fuselage and the horizontal and vertical stabilisers. BBC Africa’s children’s programme BBC What’s New went …

Unrest in South Africa has claimed 212 lives, the government said on Friday, a sharp jump from the 117 deaths announced the previous day. Government minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told a news conference most of the new fatalities had occurred in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the epicenter of …