• June 11, 2025

Cameroon sugarcane strike turns violent over wages

Over 150 hectares of sugarcane fields have been destroyed in Cameroon due to violent clashes between workers at the Société Sucrière du Cameroun (SOSUCAM) and police. The unrest, which erupted earlier …

FIFA suspends Congolese Football Federation

FIFA has announced the immediate suspension of the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT), following escalating tensions between the Ministry of Sports and the football body. The dispute, which has been ongoing for …

Judge halts Trump’s effort to dismantle USAID

A federal judge has delivered a major blow to President Donald Trump and his ally, billionaire Elon Musk, halting plans to pull thousands of staffers from the U.S. Agency for International …

Nigerian man extradited to U.S. over sextortion case that led to teen’s death

A Nigerian man has been extradited to the United States to face charges in a sextortion case linked to the death of a 17-year-old American. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 24, from Osun …

Kenyan farmers file court case against seed sharing ban

Kenya’s National Seed Bank stores more than 50,000 varieties of seed. Founded in 1988, the facility has the goal of protecting seeds for research and reintroduction to farms. The centre has …

Business:Inflation in Zimbabwe rises by 10% in January

Inflation in Zimbabwe hiked up in January in dollar and local currency terms, rising by 14.6% and 10.5% respectively in a year-on-year comparison. According to independent economist Prosper Chitambara, the increase …

Breaking:Johannesburg neighbourhood on Fire

On Monday, a fire tore through the Booysens shack settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa, leaving hundreds of people homeless and destroying some 1,500 makeshift homes. Many of the shacks, which were …

Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok

President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in …

Protesters attack embassies in Kinshasa after increase in fighting between M23 and Congolese forces

Hundreds of young Congolese men took to the streets of Kinshasa to express their outrage at the entry of the M23 rebels in the eastern city of Goma. They barricaded roads …

More than 18 people dead after a tanker gasoline explosion in southern Nigeria

At least 18 people died and 10 others were injured in southern Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, officials said. The accident happened along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway in the southeastern state …

ISWAP fighters kill at least 20 soldiers in Borno attack in Nigeria

At least 20 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, were killed in a suspected attack by fighters from the ISIL-linked group, ISWAP, on Friday. The attack targeted the 149th Battalion at …

Sports:Mbappé’s hat-trick leads Real Madrid to 3-0 win

Kylian Mbappé scored his first-ever hat-trick for Real Madrid in a dominant 3-0 victory over Real Valladolid. The 26-year-old is on fire, having found the back of the net eight times …

M23 rebels claim to have seized Congo’s city of Goma as civilians flee

Footage filmed late on Sunday showed flashes of light in the night sky and the sound of gunfire near the city of Goma. As heavy fighting continues in the eastern Democratic …