New cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health Minister Eteni Longondo said four people had died from the virus in the western city of Mbandaka, which has a population of about a million people. It is more than 1,000km (about 600 miles) from the …
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A Cameroonian journalist working for the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle is receiving treatment after being beaten by soldiers in country’s Anglophone area where separatists are fighting for independence. Jean-Marie Ngong Song “is in serious pain with hearing difficulties” after the incident on Sunday evening in the north-western town of Bambili, the …
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Mozambique’s government says 78 Islamist insurgents have been killed in fighting with the security forces over the past few days. The army launched an offensive after the jihadists seized Macomia in the north of the country, the third town to be overrun by the militants in recent months. Defence Minister …
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The Ghana High Commission in Nigeria has sent out a notification that all stranded Ghanaians willing to return must pay a fee to assist their evacuation to Ghana tomorrow – Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The fee ranges from US$800-1,000 from Abuja to Accra, and US$700-900 from Lagos to Accra. Per …
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A man, identified as Zubairu Dalhatu Malamai, is definitely not allowing his newly married ex-lover walk away after squandering his money. A legal letter to his ex, Zainab Abdullahi Yahaya, said Mr Malamai had invested so much into her life, future and investment in their three-year dating period. Mr Malamai’s …
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A Policeman, Inspector Monday Gabriel, went berserk, in Ikoyi area of Lagos, opening fire on his colleagues, killing one of them in the process, while others sustained bullet wounds. Vanguard gathered the Police officer, Gabriel, attached to Squadron 21 of the Police Mobile Force, Abuja, was on Special duty at …
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Police in Lugazi Municipality, Buikwe District are investigating circumstances under which a 20-year-old man allegedly hacked his elderly father to death for denying him food. The incident happened on Friday in Bamuganya Village, Najjembe Division. Ssezibwa Regional Police Spokesperson, Ms Hellen Butoto, identified the deceased as Mr Andrew Lubanga, 70. …
Read More »The Zimbabwean government has summoned US ambassador Brian Nichols to explain remarks by US national security adviser that Zimbabwe was stoking anti-racist protests in the country. Violence has erupted in cities across the US sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd. US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, …
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There is outrage in Nigeria following the murder of a 22-year-old student, Uwavera Omozuwa in a church. The hashtag #JusticeForUwa is trending in Nigeria, with her family appealing for help to track down her killers. Uwavera had been studying in a “quiet” church near her home in Benin City when …
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Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has said government forces engaged in extensive fighting against Islamist militants who overran a town in the north of the country on Thursday. It’s the first time the government has acknowledged the attack on Macomia – the third town to be seized by jihadists in recent …
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