AFRICA

At least 114 people with albinism have disappeared in Mozambique over the past seven years, the southern African country’s human rights commission says. There are 55 ongoing criminal proceedings related to the disappearances. People with the condition are often killed in East and southern Africa, their body parts used in …

ASKY, The leading Pan-African Airline set up at the initiative of West & Central African governments, has become the first airline with a hub in West Africa to join the Africa CDC Trusted Travel Alliance, a major undertaking by the African Union to ensure that Africa has its own digital …

Ethiopia said it will not delay a planned second round water filling of its controversial hydroelectric dam project known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Dr Sileshi Bekele, Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, said the second round of water filling will be conducted next summer as scheduled. …

Renowned Nigerian female DJ, Cuppy has Ordered her Lawyers to withdraw her Lawsuit against Israel DMW. The Billionaire Daughter has been under Pressure from her social Media followers who constantly plead with her on behalf of Davido’s aide from the very day she declared her intention to take legal actions against …

A lady has been alleged called out for leaking a n@.ke.d video of African Giant Burna Boy after he was asleep. The reason behind the release of the n@.k£d video and picture is yet unknown. Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Burna Boy, known in private life as Damini Ogulu, won the Grammy …

Eskom said it would cancel load-shedding as of noon on Friday as generation units returned to service and helped to restore available capacity. Eskom said in an update that teams had successfully returned to service a generation unit each at the Duvha, Medupi, Kendal, Kriel and Kusile power stations. “A further …

Nigeria is ranked in the world as the country with the most jobless people. Bloomberg did the ranking of the countries worldwide with the highest unemployment rate. Nigeria has a population of about 200 million people. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the underemployment rate saw a decrease from …

Disciplinary steps have already been taken against the inmate who recorded himself allegedly having s. – £- .x with a female prison warder in an office at a prison in KwaZulu-Natal. And while the warden has already been suspended, more officials could find themselves in trouble over the incident at …

  Tanzania has a new president in the person of Samia Suluhu Hassan, who two days ago was vice president of the East African country. She has made history becoming the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania. Suluhu was, this morning, sworn in by the Chief Justice …

On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and now Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due to take his place as the country’s head of state. First elected as Magufuli’s running mate in 2015, she was re-elected last year along with …