• June 5, 2023

At-least 7 schoolgirls drowned in the sinking of a canoe in Guinea

At least seven young schoolgirls who were going to take college entrance exams on Monday drowned after their canoe capsized on the Niger River near the town of Kouroussa in Upper …

More than 2 million displaced, humanitarian aid is slipping in Burkina

Violence linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso one of the fastest-growing internally displaced populations in the world, with the number of displaced people increasing by …

8 dead in South Africa shooting at men’s hostel near Durban

Gunmen burst into a room at a men’s hostel near the eastern South African city of Durban, killing eight people and leaving two others injured, police said Sunday, in the latest …

At-least 7 schoolgirls drowned in the sinking of a canoe in Guinea

At least seven young schoolgirls who were going to take college entrance exams on Monday drowned after their canoe capsized on the Niger River near the town of Kouroussa in Upper …

More than 2 million displaced, humanitarian aid is slipping in Burkina

Violence linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso one of the fastest-growing internally displaced populations in the world, with the number of displaced people increasing by …

8 dead in South Africa shooting at men’s hostel near Durban

Gunmen burst into a room at a men’s hostel near the eastern South African city of Durban, killing eight people and leaving two others injured, police said Sunday, in the latest …

DRC, ICC to strengthen cooperation in fight against war crimes impunity

The government of Democratic Republic of Congo and the International Criminal Court prosecutor signed Thursday (June 1st) a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation. The parties vowed to intensify the …

two pro-democracy MPs convicted of “terrorism in Eswatini

Two pro-democracy MPs in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini, were found guilty on Thursday of terrorism and murder in connection with the wave of anti-regime protests that rocked the country in …

2 civilians and 50 “terrorists” killed in an attack in the north of Burkina

Two civilians and 50 “terrorists” were killed on Wednesday during a “complex ambush” against the military escort of a food convoy in northern Burkina Faso, the army general staff said in …

Zimbabwe to hold its General Election on August 23rd

Zimbabwe will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on August  23rd, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday, as the southern African country continues to battle a raging economic crisis. Mnangagwa, elected …

Nigeria Police Raids Baby Factory Rescues 6 Pregnant Women

The Nigerian police have successfully rescued six pregnant women after raiding a suspected “baby factory” in Rivers state, according to local media reports. The authorities apprehended a 39-year-old woman, who is …

Senegal opposition figure Sonko sentenced to two years in prison for “corrupting young people

On Thursday, a criminal court in Dakar sentenced Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years’ imprisonment on a charge of “corrupting young people”, …

President Tinubu’s Inauguration Attracts World Attention as Prominent World Leaders Send Delegates

No fewer than seven African Presidents were present on Monday at the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the 16th President of Nigeria. The colourful event which took place at …