Source link Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula turned herself in to law enforcement after resigning from her position on Wednesday over a graft probe South African parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula announced her resignation on Wednesday amid corruption allegations and has been detained and charged with bribery and money laundering. Mapisa-Nqakula appeared before a court in the capital of […]
Source link The Kenyatta National Hospital has given families a week to pick up their deceased loved ones for burial Kenya’s oldest hospital has announced that it will dispose of the remains of 541 people, including 475 babies, if their relatives do not claim them. The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), which is the biggest referral […]
Source link An 80-year-old tourist from the US has lost her life following an encounter with a bull elephant, when the animal charged at a safari vehicle in Zambia. On Saturday, six guests and a guide were on a drive in Kafue National Park when the incident happened. The woman was taken by helicopter to […]
Source link Petitioners demanded the nullification of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which subjected the East African nation to Western sanctions Uganda’s Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal to annul an anti-LGBTQ law that imposes the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’, which includes same-sex sexual acts with minors, disabled persons, or the elderly, as well as gay […]
Source link Millions in Zimbabwe will face food shortages this year as a result of a severe drought, according to the government Zimbabwe declared a national state of disaster on Wednesday, as a severe drought continues to affect the African nation. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the country needs $2 billion in aid to feed millions […]
Source link Ghanaian authorities announced on Tuesday that they are offering protection to a young girl who was married off to a 63-year-old traditional priest, despite the minimum age for wedlock being 18. The child bride, Naa Okromo, who local media earlier reported to be 12 years old, was wed to Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru […]
Source link The African nation’s president is outraged by Berlin’s move to ban the import of hunting trophies Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a diplomatic spat sparked by Berlin’s proposed crackdown on imports of hunting trophies from Africa. Masisi told the German tabloid Bild on Tuesday that […]
Source link House speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of taking bribes of $135,000 when she was Minister of Defence South African parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is on the verge of being arrested on suspicion of corruption. A court on Tuesday rejected her application to block being arrested by police and charged by prosecutors. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula […]
Source link Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was released from prison just days before last month’s election, was sworn in as Senegal’s new leader on Tuesday Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was released just days before the West African nation’s March 24 elections, has been sworn in as president. Faye claimed 54.28% of the […]
Source link The leader of the North African nation won 89.6% of the vote in the December election Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been sworn into office for a third term following his victory in the country’s December election. The inauguration ceremony took place at the new headquarters of Egypt’s parliament in the New […]
Source link The travelers were left behind because they missed the boarding time, the company operating the vessel has said Eight cruise passengers, including a pregnant woman and an elderly man with a heart condition, were reportedly left stranded on an African island last week after they were late for reboarding. The Norwegian Cruise Line […]
Source link President Bola Tinubu is reportedly concerned about the cost of maintaining the fleet Nigeria’s government plans to sell three jets from its Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) as part of cost-cutting measures in the West African country, which is grappling with an economic downturn, local media reported on Monday. President Bola Tinubu has ordered […]
Source link The official transition period decreed by the former French colony’s military government expired on March 26 Several political coalitions and civic groups in Mali are calling for presidential elections to be held as soon as possible in order to return the West African country to democratic rule; it has remained under the control […]
Source link Roscongress Foundation will be “a strategic partner” of the event in South Africa later this year Roscongress Foundation will participate in organizing African Energy Week (AEW-2024), which will be held later this year in Cape Town, South Africa, the Russian government agency announced on Monday. The energy forum, which has been held annually […]
Source link Puntland says it will not recognize national authority until a dispute over changes to the constitution is resolved The authorities of Puntland, a semi-autonomous state in Somalia, have withdrawn from the East African nation’s federal system, in a protest against constitutional amendments passed by the central government. The Somali parliament in Mogadishu approved […]