AFRICA

Gunmen have killed at least 32 people and set fire to homes in a “horrendous” attack in western Ethiopia, officials say. Local authorities said the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) was to blame for the attack in Oromia state. Residents said dozens were rounded up and killed and livestock was …

A Nigerian military man who was spotted in a video disciplining a young lady who didn’t dress decently when going out is said to have been arrested after the video went viral on social media. Commissioner for Youths and Sports in Oyo State, Seun Fakorede via a Twit on his …

A Malawian pastor based in South Africa, Shephard Bushiri, and his wife Mary are to remain in police custody after they were arrested over money laundering. The self-proclaimed prophet and his wife were arrested almost two weeks ago and their bail application hearing has been postponed again to Wednesday. The …

Villagers in Umuoji, Amucha, Imo state, were left in shock when the corpse of a dead man was exhumed and they discovered he was still “breathing” and his body was yet to decay.   In a video shared online, a crowd is seen gathered around a casket with the body …

Ivory Coast opposition leaders on Sunday called for a “civilian transition” from President Alassane Ouattara’s government, a day after an election they boycotted in protest over his contested bid for a third term. Clashes erupted in Ivory Coast in August when Ouattara said a reform allowed him to bypass a …

 Twenty people including women and children were killed after a truck conveying bags of rice suffered a brake failure and rammed into a market at the Ibaka area of Akungba Akoko in Akingba South-West local government area of Ondo state, Nigeria on Saturday evening, October 31. Amongst the deceased persons …

A Couple who were tortured and lost two pregnancies, yesterday narrated their ordeal with the SARS, to the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS Related Abuses and other Matters. The couple Mr Okuchukwu Obiechina and Mrs Ndubisi Obiechina told the nine-panel that they …

Robbers in three vehicles held up a cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle on Ontdekkers Road, Johannesburg, on Friday morning, according to preliminary reports. A tow truck driver was allegedly killed by the fleeing robbers, Gauteng traffic police said. The robbery took place at about 8am. The tow truck driver had tried to …

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara appealed for calm over Saturday’s election as opponents rejected the ballot after a boycott and scattered protests against his attempt to secure a third term. Opposition candidates said they dismissed the vote as a failure and an exiled former rebel chief and one-time Ouattara ally …

A 40-year-old Gauteng father who raped his six-year-old child two years ago was given life imprisonment on Thursday. This is according to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which welcomed the sentence handed down by the Springs regional court. “On June 16, 2018, while the mother of the child had left …