AFRICA

Mali’s West African neighbours have once again agreed that the country should immediately return to civilian rule. The decision comes after last week’s military coup overthrowing President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. In a virtual summit held on Friday, the 15-nation regional group Ecowas called for the “troops to return to their …

Two South African police officers have been arrested over the deadly shooting of a 16-year-old boy, which had sparked violent street protests. The family of Nathaniel Julius, who had Down’s syndrome, said he had gone out to buy biscuits when he was shot dead in Johannesburg’s Eldorado Park suburb. The …

Nigeria has criticised what it calls the “incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the progressive acts of hostility towards the country by Ghanaian authorities”. The statement from Information Minister Lai Mohammed says Nigerians in Ghana are “being made… objects of ridicule”. Report He lists a number of issues …

The authorities in Niger say recent flooding in the capital, Niamey, has forced over 225,000 people from their homes. The number of deaths has risen to 45. Parts of the city have been submerged since Tuesday when the River Niger breached its banks. Heavy rain since then has caused further …

The Nigerian authorities have postponed the resumption of international passenger flights by a week. The flights will now resume on 5 September instead of the previously announced date of 29 August. Officials have said the delay was due to logistical issues not related to aviation – including enforcing coronavirus safety …

Celebrities Buzz has sighted a clearer video fo bodies being moved from the crashed helicopter in Lagos. Earlier, we reported on a crashed helicopter. We stated that the helicopter with three occupants crashed into a building around Salvation, Opebi, Ikeja and there was only one survivor. A clear video shows …

Two persons are feared dead after a helicopter crashed into a building in the Opebi area of Lagos state on Friday, August 28. The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.   More details later. See more photos below   –By Linda Ikeji

A group of suspects brutally killed five family members in Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday, police said. Police spokesperson Brig Tembinkosi Kinana said the mob went to the home at about 1am on Wednesday and called one of the family members outside. As the 55-year-old man came …

Controversial Kenyan preacher, Godfrey Migwi has announced that he won’t officiate any wedding in which the groom is yet to see his bride’s face without makeup. The Pastor, who noted that the groom should see his bride’s face without makeup at least three weeks before the wedding, added that this is …

A Kenyan governor and four of his children have been arraigned in court over the alleged embezzlement of public funds amounting to 73m Kenyan shillings ($675,000; £511,000). Governor Okoth Obado of Migori county in western Kenya is accused of indirectly receiving the money through his children – who received multiple …