AFRICA

An upsurge of malaria and diarrhoea cases has been reported in several villages in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), with hard-hit facilities reeling under a biting shortage of drugs. Dr. Abdelrobu Mohammed, Director of the Primary Health Care Department in the area, told Radio Tamazuj on Monday that they …

The U.N. children’s fund UNICEF said on Tuesday it had sent an initial 100,000 syringes for COVID-19 vaccines to the Maldives in preparation for first deliveries of Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots under the COVAX vaccine-sharing plan. The syringes, as well as 1,000 safety boxes for vaccine storage, are expected to arrive in …

Former president Jacob Zuma’s foundation on Sunday night took another dig at the state, questioning whether it would ever be ready to go ahead with the corruption case against him. This after the Jacob G Zuma Foundation complained of another “postponement” in the case — a claim that the National …

Six South Sudanese children were killed and eleven others injured while playing with an explosive device in Maji II Refugee Settlement in Uganda’s Adjumani district. According to Wilson Manyok, the chairperson of South Sudanese Refugees in Northern Uganda, Wednesday’s explosion killed six children on the spot and two others succumbed …

A 30-year-old nurse of a medical centre in Kitwe has told a magistrate’s court how her senior workmate allegedly raped her from behind while on duty. She narrated before Magistrate Chongo Musonda that her workmate grabbed her hand and twisted it before raping her from behind. According to the nurse …

The state capture commission has asked that former president Jacob Zuma be committed to two years in prison for contempt of court. This followed Zuma’s failure to turn up at the commission last week despite a summons and an order from the highest court to do so. In an urgent application to …

The boyfriend of a South African woman, whose murder galvanised protests against violence against women in the country, has been charged with her murder at a court in Johannesburg. Ntuthuko Ntokozo Shoba is accused of planning Tshegofatso Pule’s murder and paying the killer. The body of the pregnant 28-year-old was …

The troubles seem endless for Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas as the once extravagant Nigerian social media influencer is now accused of laundering money on behalf of North Korean hackers, the United States Department of Justice said. The statement by the department coming at the end of last week said Abbas was …

The Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says he is withdrawing his court case challenging the results of last month’s presidential election. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, alleges that the judges at the Supreme Court are biased. He asked the court to overturn the results on multiple grounds, …

The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the seven personnel that perished in the military aircraft that crashed in Abuja today February 21. According to a statement released by AVM Ibikunle Daramola, the Director of Public Relations and Information, the deceased personnel include; a. Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama …