Senegal’s president Macky Sall on Wednesday defended the country’s criminalisation of homosexuality, telling visiting Canadian prime minister that ‘we’re comfortable with our laws’. The exchange between Justin Trudeau and Sall highlighted the impasse the United States, Canada and other Western nations have had in persuading Senegal and most African countries not to jail gays and […]
The UN health agency on Wednesday (Feb 12) said it was extending its global emergency designation for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo but said the sharp decline in cases was “extremely positive”. The recent outbreak was first identified in August 2018 and has since killed more than 2,300 people in eastern […]
Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has shredded organizers of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards into pieces on social media. According to Shatta Wale, Charterhouse are a bunch of charlatans parading as event organizers to defraud unsuspecting musicians. Shatta Wale’s outburst comes on the heels of Charterhouse board decided against lifting his indefinite ban after his altercation with […]
The European Union has described as “astonishing” the extent of vote-rigging in last October’s elections in Mozambique. In their final report, published on Wednesday, EU observers gave a withering assessment of the polls saying they found fraud at almost every stage of the process. The election – meant to help cement a peace deal in […]
An audit into the state of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has revealed an organisation in a state of disarray – both with regard to finances and governance. Carried out by Pricewaterhouse Cooper, the audit describes Caf’s accounting as ‘unreliable and not trustworthy’ as it highlights transactions totalling in excess of $20m which either […]
An advocate listed as a member of the Bridge Group of Advocates is on trial for the alleged rape of a girl who was five at the time. His trial got under way in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday where the accused faced charges of sexual molestation, sexual grooming of a minor and other […]
Egypt has signed an oil and gas exploration deal with Neptune Energy worth around $35 million for three wells in the Gulf of Suez, the oil ministry said on Wednesday. The agreement was signed on the second day of Egypt’s international oil conference EGYPS 2020. The ministry also signed an agreement with the UK’s BSW […]
Somalia and the United Nations culture and education agency have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening efforts to preserve the country’s cultural heritage and improve its educational sector. “Culture and education are vital for the country’s future. After years of conflict, they are vital to the human dimension of recovery, of peacebuilding, of sustainability,” said […]
The Ekiti State Government has on Wednesday approved a whooping sum of N248,522,900 for the payment of the May/June 2020 West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees of the SS3 Students in public secondary schools in the state. The fees were meant for the enrollment of 14, 242 final year students billed to sit for the […]
Kenya has been chosen as the site for the first US-funded Joint Terrorism Task Force to be located outside the United States, the State Department announced on Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a partner in this initiative to build the investigative capacity of a country “on the frontlines of terrorism,” the State […]
Rev Isaac Solomom Mwesigwa who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been recovered. According to Mr Luke Oweyesigire, the Kampala Metropolitan police deputy spokesman, Rev Mwesigwa was recovered in Soroti District. Rev Mwesigwa, was reportedly abandoned by the kidnapers at St Peter’s Cathedral in Soroti town at about 4 am on Wednesday. He was later received […]
An Ogun State High Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, on Tuesday, sentenced one Olumide Adekanbi to death by hanging for armed robbery. Adekanbi had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery preferred against him. He was said to have committed the offence at Saraki-Adigbe area of Abeokuta in 2016. […]
The head of the UN health agency (WHO) has called on governments to continue to treat containment of the coronavirus as a priority. After earlier describing cases of infection in people with no travel history to China as possibly the “tip of the iceberg”, the WHODirector-General warned in Geneva that while the spread of the […]
Lesotho’s ruling party, the All Basotho Congress, ABC, is having strong words in an introspection over recent political crisis that involves its leader and Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane’s household. Professor Nqosa Mahao, ABC deputy leader says the party came into office to solve problems but seems to have created more mess: “This government actually came […]
The twin factors of rigor and aptitude worked against about 80% of female candidates who applied to join Liberia’s military, the corespondent in the West African country has reported. For a group, their physical fitness was where they failed. In spelling out some requirements for a would-be recruit, army chief of staff, Maj Gen Prince […]
President of Somalia and its semi-autonomous region, Somaliland met in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in what is the first major face-to-face talks between their leaders. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo arrived in Addis Ababa last weeked to attend the 33rd African Union Summit whiles Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi also arrived on Sunday. A […]
The Delta State Police Command today said the Police have arrested and charged the proprietor of Grace Life International School, Oghara in Ethiope-West Local Government Area, Michael Anigholor to court for allegedly raping a female Youth Corps member. Commissioner of Police, CP Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa disclosed this during a chat with newsmen at the Police […]
An Egyptian delegation that arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday urged Hamas terror group to defuse the tensions with Israel and voiced Cairo’s concern over Hamas’ ties with Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. According to Al-Arabiya, Egyptians also warned Hamas against backing militia groups seeking to destabilize the region or joining Iran in any military […]
Sudan’s rulers have agreed to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face genocide and war crimes charges. Bashir is accused of serious crimes in a conflict that broke out in Darfur in 2003 and led to the deaths of 300,000. Authorities said the former president, and others charged by […]
A firing squad has executed two men in north-eastern Somalia for raping and killing a 12-year-old girl. Aisha Ilyaas Aden was abducted, gang raped and killed near her home in Galkayo, in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, in February 2019. The case caused uproar and sparked demonstrations across the country. Ten suspects were initially arrested […]