AFRICA

Zambabians have been warned by the Opposition Patriotic Front (PF) to abort plans of holding anti-gay rights protests during US Vice-President Kamala Harris’s visit in the country. BBC.com report indicated that the party plans to hold protests ahead of the democracy summit being hosted in the capital, Lusaka. Kamala Harris …

The Russian embassy in Kenya has mocked the United States over what is says is the declining influence of the US dollar. The embassy posted a tweet of President William Ruto cautioning people who are hoarding dollars to advice themselves because of a crucial decision he was going to take …

Two suspected kidnappers were on Tuesday, March 28 arrested by operatives of Ogun state Police Command and two kidnapped victims were rescued from them.   The suspects identified as Mohammed Bello and Mohammed Bashiru were arrested following a distress call received from Bisodun village at about 8 pm that kidnappers …

Faith, the wife of Bishop David Oyedepo, has recounted how her pregnancy was sustained by her husband’s “bold faith”. In a series of posts on her Twitter page, the wife of the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide recalled how she saw blood flowing from her nearly four decades …

Lesotho parliament is expected on Wednesday to discuss a motion on the reclamation of some parts of South Africa. An opposition MP wants legislators to “declare the whole of the Free State, parts of the Northern Cape, parts of the Eastern Cape, parts of Mpumalanga and parts of KwaZulu-Natal as …

  Police in Alabama have charged a horse for ‘resisting arrest’ after two-hour pursuit, release mugshot of the animal    The authorities also released body cam footage of officers attempting to capture the escaped pony for two hours.    The Tuscaloosa Police had received a report that the pony was …

  Story by: Richard Onapatum The authorities and residents of Dokomeri Cell, Ngariam County, Katakwi town council in Katakwi district, Eastern Uganda have appealed to government agencies or well wishers to atleast provide them with a clean and safe water drinking source.   The residents have for the last 15 …

One of eight cheetahs flown to India from Namibia in September last year died on Monday. Namibia’s environment ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the cheetah, aged five, died of kidney failure. He said the cheetah, named Sasha, was under medical care for the past three months. The female cheetah was …

The African Union is calling for calm and restraint in Kenya following deadly protests by the opposition groups that saw deaths and rival gangs loot and destroy property. AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed “deep concern” at violence that led to deaths and what he called interruption of certain …

Police in South Africa say they have launched a manhunt for a convicted rapist who faked his own death in a daring prison break that has shocked the country. Authorities said they had believed Thabo Bester died after setting himself alight in a privately run prison in Bloemfontein in May, …