AFRICA

The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, has released photographs of militants belonging to the sect observing Eid-el-Fitr prayers at different locations in Nigeria. While the date of the event is unknown, Eid-el-Fitr was celebrated …

Natasha Joubert, SA’s Miss Universe hopeful. Image: Supplied/Miss SA Pretoria’s Natasha Joubert, 23, is hoping to inherit the Miss Universe crown from fellow South African Zozibini Tunzi during the pageant’s glam finale in the US on Sunday. If Joubert clinches the title, it’ll be only the second time in the pageant’s …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionPolice vehicles were also destroyed in the clashes outside Martyrs’ Stadium Twenty-nine people have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo in connection with Eid violence that erupted in the capital, Kinshasa. One police officer was killed and dozens of others were injured in clashes …

  The Ashanti Regional National Security Coordinator, DCOP Ayensu Opare Addo (Rtd), has suffered the embarrassment of being handcuffed in his office. The security capo, who is a former Ashanti Regional Police Commander, allegedly, suffered his ordeal in the hands of Delta Force members, a vigilante group in the ruling …

• South Africa currently allows polygamy under its marriage laws • MPs are debating the bill but the public will also be allowed to make inputs • A woman can marry more than one husband if the law is passed The South African government has introduced a new green paper …

Two people reportedly died on Friday evening when a helicopter crashed into the Vaal Dam. File picture. Image: 123RF/Naruden Boonareesirichai Two people died on Friday evening when a helicopter crashed into the Vaal Dam, with the aircraft still stuck in the water about three hours after the accident. Though details were …

The Himba people in Namibia are a unique set of humans whose culture has a twist that most people will frown upon. They are often called the Ovahimba or Omhimba people who live in the Kunene region of Namibia. If you are wondering why this tribe is strange, we can …

ICPCCopyright: ICPC Gimba Yau Kumo is married to President Buhari’s daughter FatimaImage caption: Gimba Yau Kumo is married to President Buhari’s daughter Fatima Corruption investigators in Nigeria have declared that the president’s son-in-law Gimba Yau Kumo is “wanted” in connection with an alleged $65m (£46m) housing fraud. The former managing …

AFPCopyright: AFP President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and Ace Magashule (R) come from rival factions of the ANCImage caption: President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and Ace Magashule (R) come from rival factions of the ANC A top official suspended from his role in South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) party has …

Kenya MP Moses Kuria has told the BBC he received a $1,000 (£700) bribe in parliament last year to back the appointment of the majority leader. “It is not unusual for members to get this kind of an inducement,” he said, adding he would return the payment. Mr Kuria made …