AFRICA

A 22-year-old man from Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga in South Africa is behind bars after he allegedly confessed for killing his 17-year-old girlfriend and destroying her corpse by burning her with tyres, police said on Thursday. He was arrested on Tuesday after community members confronted him about the whereabouts of the teenager, …

Zambians have been shell-shocked by news from the Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) that one of its female employees has been suspended for allegedly sleeping with over 200 different men. The men are reported to be both clients and job seekers, most of whom she lured into bed after promising …

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 15 people overnight in eastern Congo, local officials said on Saturday, in the latest massacre since the army launched a major offensive against the rebels last month. Democratic Republic of Congo’s army initiated its latest campaign, with support from U.N. peacekeepers, on Oct. 30 …

A man was found dead inside his car in the early hours of Saturday at No. 6 Ogunsola Street, off Abiola way, along OGD estate, Abeokuta, in Ogun state, Nigeria. According to eye witnesses, a plate of goat meat was found inside the car with the front passenger seat tilted …

An up and coming musician has received the embarrassment of his life after he got stuck while chopping down a married woman in Uganda. The musician who is known as San Yo was genging and benging the married woman at a local lodge and after he was done and wanted to …

A suspected ritualist allegedly turned into a goat after being told to pick the money she dropped in Ido, Ekiti State, Nigeria The lady is said to have dropped money on the floor for a student of Oganganmodu Grammar school in Nigeria to pick up. Luck run out on her as …

Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can be a bitter homecoming. In Sierra Leone, returnees are often rejected by relatives and friends. They are seen as failures, some are ostracised because they stole from their families to …

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration Minister, Mohammad Habibu Tijani (MP), says Nigeria will soon open its closed borders. Africa’s most populous nation unexpectedly closed its land borders to all movements of goods, banning both imports and exports through land. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Empire News’ …

Two Namibian government ministers resigned following allegations of corruption and money-laundering in the Namibian fishing industry. The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhard Esau and the Minister of Justice Sacky Shanghala were accused of receiving bribes in return for giving preferential access to Namibia’s rich fishing grounds to Samherji, …

Two years after being locked up in a dark room at her family residence, a mother of four has regained her freedom at Rigasa, Kaduna State in Nigeria. According to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN), Hassana Sale was locked up by her brother to prevent her from rejoining …