AFRICA

Nineteen passengers were killed in an auto accident at the Kateri along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway on Sunday. Kateri is in the Kagarko Local Government Area of state. The DAF trailer involved in the accident was said to be heading for Kano from Lagos when the incident happened. According to the …

South Africa has sold a million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for distribution in 14 fellow African nations, the health minister announced Sunday. South Africa last month suspended its vaccination programme, which had started with AstraZeneca jabs, after doubts were raised over that vaccine’s efficacy against a local variant …

The Quebec coroner’s office has launched an investigation into the death of a Cameroonian refugee who shared a video on social media claiming staff at a local hospital she was admitted to were trying to kill her after being repeatedly given medication they knew she was allergic to. According to …

There were emotional scenes at today’s state funeral for former Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli in the capital, Dodoma. Janeth Magufuli, wife of the former president who was present at the event uncontrollably shed tears as she sat through the entire ceremony. She was joined by President Samia Suluhu Hassan …

For many people, it’s baffling to drink cow’s blood, but not for the Suri people of Ethiopia. Inhabiting the southwestern part of the country, the Suri or Surma do not usually eat cattle — their most prized possessions — but do sacrifice them during ceremonies such as funerals. Cattle among …

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:     CAPE TOWN – Some asylum seekers in South Africa have been waiting for years, even decades for a decision on their applications. And now, they’ll have an opportunity to be heard. It follows what’s been described as a historic agreement, signed by the United …

South Africa’s powerful Zulu nation has a new ruler — for now, according to local media outlets. eNCA quoted palace sources as confirming that Queen Mantfombi MaDlamini Zulu has been named as interim successor in the late King Goodwill Zwelithini’s will. This is until the queen decides who will take …

The national health department on Sunday said the sale of the million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the AU has been concluded. The vaccine — procured by SA earlier this year — was found to have limited efficacy against mild and moderate disease caused by the Covid-19 variant dominant in the …

Long before the introduction of penis enlargement procedures and products, the Batammariba, otherwise known as Somba people from Togo and Benin, were experts in the enlargement and elongation of the manhood and this was done during initiation. Occupying the mountainous regions of the two West African countries, the Batammariba were …

Tanzania’s former first lady, Janeth Magufuli, has eulogized her late husband following his death which occurred on Wednesday evening. In an emotional speech delivered to the state, the former First Lady recalled the nice times she had with her late husband and didn’t hold back in talking about his romantic …