Category: Africa News

A military coup has taken place in Sudan. The military has dissolved the civilian government, and some political leaders have been arrested. According to the coup leader, Gen Abdel Fattah…

The police now have more to say about a 23-year-old Zimbabwean girl who was found dead a few days ago. Her lover has confessed to the police that he is…

Sarah (Saartjie) Baartman was a young South African woman whose story is now seen as the pathological obsession with näked black bodies in visual culture. The fascination about her physique…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been trying to persuade Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech to join forces with its plan for an African tech transfer hub. A few months ago, Pfizer…

The Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage, 41, is currently in the U.S where she is promoting her latest album Water and Garri. While in the U.S, she was interviewed by…

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that the world’s first malaria vaccine should be given to children across Africa. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO’s Africa director said: “Today’s…

According to the Nigeria police PRO, Frank Mba, three of the kidnappers of Bethel baptist school students in Kaduna, Nigeria have been arrested. The arrested suspects are Isiaku Lawal, Muazu…

France has announced that their military has eliminated Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of the Islamic State branch in Africa. France has declared the killing to be a major…

In what has been described by the Nigerian President as an act of terrorism, local newspapers retorted that about 250 prisoners escaped after the prison was attacked by some unidentified…

A Chesapeake widow in the U.S gave $300,000, computer, clothes, shoes, and jewelry to a man she met on a dating website. The 70-yr-old woman decided to join a dating…

Denton Divisional Police Officer in Lagos State, Nigeria, CSP Adegoke Atilade, has been redeployed by the Lagos State Police Command. Officer Atilade who is a married man allegedly had an…

Oumar Samake, the commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Forces in Mali was jailed for killing 14 anti-government protesters in July 2020. Prison guards were reportedly forced to step aside as…

African Union (AU) Special Envoy for Covid-19 response, Strive Masiyiwa, has said that the idea of shipping Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines from South Africa to Europe has been suspended.…

Yves de Mbella, a television presenter in Ivory Coast who was suspended for 30 days for glorifying rape, has been convicted and given a one-year suspended prison sentence. Additionally, the…

Nigerian students willing to study abroad see Canada as a more attractive destination compared to the UK based on the following reasons: 1. In the UK, Nigerian students reportedly pay…

Nigeria has signed a cooperation agreement with Russia that provides a legal framework for the supply and maintenance of military equipment as well as the training of personnel. The Nigerian…

Lots of people could be seen singing and dancing on the streets after Zambian President Edgar Lungu officially conceded to opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. Initially, the president intended to challenge…

A female traffic policewoman in Kenya was deemed too attractive in official uniform. Linda Okello was surprisingly reprimanded by her seniors for wearing a tight skirt to work. However, Okello…

The war in Burkina Fasso has led to an increase in the recruitment of child soldiers. International aid and conflict experts believe that the recruitment of child soldiers in BF…

Earlier this week, an attack in northern Burkina Fasso led to the death of at least 17 Islamic militants and 5 civil defense volunteers. Various local news media have reported…