AFRICA

Residents of the City of Johannesburg should brace themselves for water supply interruptions. This after Tuesday night’s thunderstorm caused a power failure at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant which supplies water to the City of Johannesburg and other municipalities. Close to 10 Joburg Water reservoirs and towers will be affected. …

The state prosecutor in Gabon says the eldest son of the ousted president, Ali Bongo, and several of his political allies have been charged with high treason and corruption. Noureddin Bongo Valentin, who’s 31, was arrested shortly after last month’s coup. National TV showed images of him and some of …

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has said he will run for a fourth term in next year’s presidential election. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Mr Kagame told French-language magazine Jeune Afrique on Tuesday. Asked about what the West would think about his decision to run again, Mr Kagame said, “I’m …

Authorities in Liberia have arrested an American missionary on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to slit the throat of his Liberian wife. According to the Daily Observer, the suspect, identified as Lucas Richard, is a missionary of the Creekside Church. He was also reportedly married to another …

Angry residents have attacked a man after accusing him of ‘stealing’’ a young boy’s penis in Lokoja, Kogi State. According to an eyewitness, Aquia Aquila, the incident happened on Tuesday morning, September 19, 2023. “Just now heading to the office, that was how this man stole one boy penîs at …

A 20-year-old Kenyan woman, Mercy Momanyi, who was allegedly burned by her boyfriend, Sheldon Ombongi Okerosi, is speaking out about the incident that changed her life forever.Ms Momanyi, from Mosocho, Kisii County, claimed that her boyfriend poured scalding hot water on her following a heated argument on August 23, 2023. …

A 96-year-old woman, Susanna Nwachukwu, has shared the story of her lifelong struggle with singleness, and the role her biological father played in her ordeal. During an emotional conversation, Ms. Nwachukwu who is still childless and has passed childbearing age, revealed she desired to have a family of her own, …

A week after catastrophic floods ravaged Derna, rescue teams are still pulling out dead bodies from ruined buildings and the sea. The interior minister of the self-proclaimed eastern administration – Essam Abu Zeriba – has told the BBC that while they accept all types of aid, at the moment they …

Former American president Donald John Trump’s tweet of 2011 has gained traction in Twitter (now X) as a result of recent events in Libya. The tweet dated August 23, 2011 was about the political events that led to the overthrow of the regime of then leader Muammar Gaddafi. Trump prophesied …

Russia claims to be pursuing an integrative multipolar relations with friendly countries around the around, including those in Africa. But Russia is still not a popular holiday destination for Africa’s political elite, corporate business leaders and middle-class. The politicians and corporate business leaders highly prefer to spend their vacation in …