2022 | ANG - Part 5
  • March 29, 2024

Four persons sentenced to death in Tunisia for a 2013 assassination of a politician

A Tunisian court sentenced four people to death and two to life in prison on charges stemming from the murder of a left-wing politician, a public prosecutor said Wednesday. Chokri Belaid, …

Central bank of Nigeria raises interest rates to combat soaring inflation

Nigeria’s central bank implemented a significant increase in its monetary policy rate, raising it by 200 basis points to 24.75% from the previous 22.75%, according to Governor Olayemi Cardoso on Tuesday. …

Nigerian parents reunites with their children who were in captivity

Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on Wednesday and that they couldn’t hold back tears of …

Kenya celebrates 59th anniversary as a republic

Kenya celebrated 59 years of independence from British colonial rule on Monday (Dec. 12). Kenya’s fifth president, William Ruto, paid homage to those who helped free Kenya from British colonialism nearly …

three killed in fresh attack on Electoral Commission office in Nigeria

Nigeria’s police have killed three gunmen while repelling an attack on an Electoral Commission office in south-eastern Nigeria. The attackers tried to storm the main Inec office in Owerri, capital of …

DeadBody of Zambian student killed in Russia – Ukraine War to be repatriated

The body of a Zambian student who was recruited from a Russian prison and killed in fighting in Ukraine will be repatriated to his family on Sunday, the Zambian government said …

Flooding hits Gauteng province in South Africa

Heavy rains during Thursday and Friday morning have provoked flash floods in parts of Gauteng province in South Africa. In Lenasia, a suburb south of Soweto, residents quickly mobilised to respond …

US announces sanctions against Guinea’s former leader

United States authorities announced on Friday they are imposing sanctions against Guinea’s former leader Alpha Condé. The sanctions are related to violence against opponents before being ousted in a coup in …

France’s foreign minister visits Ivory Coast for talks

France’s foreign minister has visited Ivory Coast for talks on security and trade with President Alassane Ouattara and his government. Speaking in the economic capital Abidjan on Friday, Catherine Colonna said …

Shock about the presence of a Russian cargo ship in South-african Cape Town

South Africa’s main opposition party on Thursday called on the government to explain why a Russian cargo ship targeted by Western sanctions is docked at a naval base in Cape Town. …

Sports:Morocco on a ‘mission’ to leave deep imprint on history, look to end Portugal’s WC run

Coach Walid Regragui restated Morocco’s ambition durign a press conference Friday (Dec. 9), as the team prepares to play Portugal on Saturday (Dec. 10). The entire Moroccan squad eye a historic …

Gunmen kidnap worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack

Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday (November 4). The attackers stormed the mosque in Maigamji village, in Katsina state, …

Six civilians killed in attack near Ghana and Togo

Six civilians, including four teachers, were killed Sunday in an attack by suspected jihadists in Bittou, a town in Burkina Faso near the Ghana-Togo border, security and local sources said on …