AFRICA

Nigerian police have rescued 259 captives from an illegal detention centre in a mosque in Ibadan, in the south-western state of Oyo. The owner of the facility and eight others have been arrested, according to local media. Conditions at the mosque were inhumane, Mr Shina Olukolu, state commissioner of police, …

The government of Zimbabwe has fired 77 doctors who have been taking part in a strike since September over pay. Last month a court ruled that the strike was illegal and ordered them back to work but they defied the ruling. Hundreds of doctors, who are also on strike, are …

South African police have arrested around 100 foreigners during an operation to evict refugees and asylum seekers from a UN building in Cape Town. The police, who used water canon, were carrying out a court order to remove about 300 people who had occupied the building for the past three …

A 14-year-old schoolgirl in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, has died after being brutally caned by a teacher, her father has told the BBC. Chadia Nishimwe was caned on the neck and legs, and the beating also caused her to bleed from the nose and ears, Jean-Marie Misago said. “She just died …

Officers of the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory have arrested seven suspects with 1,221 bags of smuggled rice valued at N34 million. The rice was being smuggled from Cameroon to Akwa Ibom State when the wooden boat conveying it was intercepted. Suspects arrested in connection with the seizure were Austine Ataejit, …

Angola’s parliament has suspended a daughter of former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos for “unjust enrichment” as his successor seeks to crack down on nepotism past and present. Dos Santos appointed several family members to key economic and political positions during his 38-year rule, which ended after he stepped down …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three military personnel for engaging in a physical combat with officials of Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA). Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the incident on Tuesday. He said the incident happened on Monday in Kano Municipal at about 1:00pm when …

At least 22 bodies were recovered from a landslide in Bafoussam in Western Cameroon on Tuesday. 34 others are reported missing following heavy torrential rain that caused the deadly landslide. “We present the government’s solidarity with Bafoussam. I think it is useful that, without delay the government support the people …

South Africa’s unemployment rate has worsened to 29.1%, the highest level in more than 11 years. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke on Tuesday announced the findings of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the third quarter of 2019, at a briefing in Pretoria. The unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage point from the …

The case in which three police officers are facing allegations of stealing US$400 from a car belonging to a Harare woman was last week deferred to Monday next week to allow the court to gather evidence. Gladmore Munodawainda (34), Edson Ngwenyama (27) and Lovejoy Zamba (28), who are stationed at …