Alarme Phone Sahara (APS) is a grassroots network for solidarity that works in the Agadez area of Niger. It helps people who are trying to cross the Sahara Desert, which is one of the most dangerous ways to move around the world. APS doesn’t try to stop people from migrating; instead, it works on saving […]
The feast of sweets during Ramadan in Egypt is made up of scrumptious candy, cookies, pastries, and other desserts. These delightful confections are created using a variety of different textures, flavours, and aromas. Families enjoy Ramadan dessert treats together after breaking their fast and are often sold by street vendors throughout the city of Cairo. […]
Islamic State (IS) on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack that left at least 50 soldiers dead in Mali, even as the IS affiliate in Egypt pledged allegiance to the group’s new leader. IS, which resorted to guerrilla attacks since losing its last significant piece of territory in Syria in March, has posted dozens of […]
At least 53 soldiers and one civilian were killed in a militant attack on a military post in northern Mali on Friday, the government said. The attack is one of the deadliest strikes against the West African country’s military in recent memory. It is still reeling from jihadist raids in late September that underscored the […]
Malawi’s constitutional court has suspended its requirement that lawyers and judges wear traditional white wigs and black robes in the courtroom as an early season heatwave sweeps the southern African nation. Temperatures in some parts of the country have hit 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) this week, the country’s Department of Meteorological Services said. […]
Nigeria’s vocal pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been in the detention of the Nigerian government since his abduction by operatives of the Department of State Services on the midnight of August 3, 2019. Sowore had organized a peaceful protest tagged #RevolutionNow, which was scheduled for August 5, 2019. The #RevolutionNow protest was targeted at demanding […]
One month after Cameroon’s hyped Grand National Dialogue, the prospect of peace in the country’s Anglophone regions is still distant. President Paul Biya called for national dialogue, and his government organised talks that took place from September 30 to October 4, leading to the adoption of dozens of recommendations to restore peace. The five days […]
The South African police on Wednesday arrested 100 people as part of an operation to disperse a group of refugees and asylum seekers, who had staged a prolonged sit-in near the UN refugee agency in Cape Town. The refugees and asylum seekers have been camping outside the offices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held talks with King Salman in Riyadh, during which both leaders committed to deeper partnership especially in the areas of oil and gas for the development of both countries. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said that the two leaders met on the sidelines of the second […]
Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji, who was kidnapped and held for 10 days in October last year, says he was ready to die, having been disoriented by his captivity. 43-year-old Dewji, who is widely considered to be Africa’s youngest billionaire, told the BBC he asked his kidnappers to shoot him. He was speaking to mainstream media […]
The Head of State Paul Biya has disbursed the sum of 200 Million frs CFA to assist the affected population of the Bafoussam Landslide in burying their dead and relocating to safer zones. The information was announced this Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the inter-ministerial Committee dispatched to Ngouache, Bafoussam in the West region of Cameroon […]
A Nigerian wanted in the United States for a child pornography offence is appealing his extradition from Canada to the U.S. on the grounds he should be considered a refugee. Adesanya Prince is wanted in Harris County, Texas, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of “promotion of child pornography” on Feb. 23, 2018, but […]
The SADC-Climate Services Centre said that very high temperatures are expected in the region until Thursday this week, raising the possibility of a heatwave during the period. In a statement on Monday, SADC-Climate Services Centre identified central parts of the region as prone to experiencing extreme summer temperatures. Part of the statement reads: Persistent temperatures […]
At least 20 people are feared dead and many others injured after a landslide occurred last night in the Bafoussam III Sub-Division, Mifi Division of the West region of Cameroon, reports have confirmed. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 10pm Monday October 28, 2019 following heavy rains. The landslide which began at the […]
30+ women suspected to be sex slaves in South Africa have been freed after South African Police Service raided notorious brothels in Mpumalanga Province the Chronicle reports. This was confirmed by the South African provincial police spokesperson for Mpumalanga Brigadier Leonard Hlathi who said: As police, we acted on a tip-off and raided houses which […]
Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, on Sunday described the late 14-year-old Vivian Ogu as an example to all Christians in Nigeria and the rest of the world. Armed robbers had shot the teenager to death after she resisted being raped by them when her family house in Benin City was invaded nearly 10 years ago. The […]
The Senior Divisional Officer of Fako, Emmanuel Ledoux Engamba has convened a meeting with various stakeholders of the Buea Council following the death of the Mayor Patrick Ekema Esunge. A released signed by the SDO states the meeting will hold on Tuesday, October 29 in Limbe at 10.30 am. Those invited to the working session […]
The Koton Karfe custodial centre in Kogi collapsed due to heavy flooding, loading to escape of 228 inmates. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr Jafar Ahmed, who confirmed this while speaking with newsmen in Koton Kafe on Monday said that the flood came at about 3 a.m., submerging the perimetre fence and […]
Gunmen killed 15 civilians in northern Burkina Faso over the weekend, security and local sources said on Monday, in the latest deadly attack as the impoverished West African country battles a jihadist revolt. “On Saturday night numerous armed individuals attacked the village of Pobe-Mengao and kidnapped several residents, ransacked shops and carried away equipment,” a […]
The General Overseer of Hilltop Believers Assembly Nigeria, Incorporated in Warri, Delta State, Apostle (Dr.) Alfred Jephson Tseye-Okotie, on Sunday, said 80 per cent of churches in Nigeria are fake. The cleric made the assertion during the Mighty Warrior International Conference 2019 tagged: Upon mount Zion. Theme of the event is, “God will do a […]