General Horta N’Tam Sworn In After Turmoil as Guinea-Bissau Plunges Into Another Coup Crisis
An army general has assumed leadership of Guinea-Bissau just one day after what appears to have been a coup.Gen Horta N’Tam was sworn in as the country’s transitional president on…
Zambia’s ‘Fix-It’ President Faces Rising Public Anger After Stone-Pelting Incident
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is pushing back strongly after a turbulent month in which he was forced to duck and flee from a crowd that hurled stones at him during…
Malawi Police Probe Theft of Four Dogs From Presidential Palace
Authorities in Malawi are investigating the disappearance of four police dogs from the presidential palace in Lilongwe during the country’s political transition in September. Godfrey Arthur Jalale, a former deputy…
At Least 13 Dead as Massive Fire Ravages Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court Housing Complex
A massive fire erupted at Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, on Wednesday afternoon, claiming at least 13 lives and injuring 15 others. The…
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from their boarding school more than a week ago have been freed, according to President Bola Tinubu. The attack occurred on 17 November, when armed gunmen…
Ethiopian Volcano Eruption Sends Ash Cloud Over Delhi, Disrupting Flights Across India
A massive plume of volcanic ash from Ethiopia has drifted thousands of kilometres across the Red Sea and the Arabian Peninsula to reach India’s capital, Delhi, the India Meteorological Department…
Ghana Must Reinstate Excavator Burning to Stop Galamsey –Foresters Association
The Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) says the time has come for Ghana to adopt tougher and uncompromising measures in its fight against illegal mining, insisting that the practice of…
“I Watched Them Take My Son”: Parents Speak Out After Mass Kidnapping at Nigerian Boarding School
A distraught father has recounted the terrifying moment armed men stormed St Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Papiri, Niger State, abducting hundreds of students in one of Nigeria’s worst school…
Zuma’s Daughters Clash Over Alleged Russia Mercenary Recruitment Scheme
A fierce family dispute has erupted within the household of South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, after one of his daughters filed a criminal complaint accusing her sister of recruiting young…
Fresh School Kidnapping in Nigeria as Gunmen Abduct Dozens from Catholic Boarding Facility
Nigeria has been hit by another mass abduction after armed men raided St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, seizing an unknown number of pupils and staff in the…