AFRICA

The numbers of people who have died in the current Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached the 2,000 mark, government figures show. The health authorities have struggled to contain the spread of the virus. On Thursday, neighbouring Uganda confirmed that a nine-year-old girl …

Adam Catzavelos, the South African man who filmed himself while on holiday on a beach in Greece, saying it was “heaven on earth” as there were no black people present, has reached a settlement with the human rights commission. In the video, widely shared on social media, he used a …

The chairman of the Kufai Adamu local government, Shiban Tikari, has confirmed the killing of a Catholic priest, barely 24 hours after gunmen raided villages in Taraba. Tikari, who identified the deceased as Reverend Father David Tanko, also confirmed that the gunmen set him and his car ablaze. Rev. Father …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the country will do all it takes to combat the negative image that some citizens have saddled the country with. He stressed that all will be done to combat the activities of such elements, be it at home or abroad. Speaking at a side event …

The Nigeria government has conceded to pressure by the US to reduce visa charges for Americans visiting the West African nation. Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola told journalists that the government had approved a reduction in visa charges for US citizens from $180 (£147) to $150. The climb down comes after …

A Nigerian lady has reportedly committed suicide after her 4-year-old marriage was annulled recently. Twitter user @somadina___ who shared the story online, said her aunt who is deceased, took rat poison over the weekend. Read the sad story below…    

The female student of Federal University of Technology Akure Ondo State, left with grievious injuries by policemen, has revealed that she was assaulted for refusing to have sex with the security operatives. The student identified as Sheba Ogbu, said the incident happened at about 9:30pm along Oyemekun Road in Akure on …

Zimbabwe’s teachers and doctors, who make up the bulk of the public service, on Monday rejected the government’s wage offer, with medical personnel threatening a strike if their demand to have their wages benchmarked in the U.S. dollar is not met. The government proposed a 60% pay increase for doctors, …

At least 101 houses and shops were razed following a raid by terror group Boko Haram in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, an official has said. Three villages were raided late Friday in Konduga local government area of the state. Yabawa Kolo, head of the government-owned disaster management agency, told …

A housewife identified as Auta Dogo Singe, as repeatedly killed her husband in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State so as to free herself from the marriage and rejoin her former lover. It was gathered that the housewife conspired with one Garba Hassan and Sahabi Garba at Sabon Gari …