A flamboyant pastor in Nigeria has stepped aside from his church after a celebrity photographer accused him of raping her twice before she turned 18. Biodun Fatoyinbo denied the allegation by Busola Dakolo, who is married to popular musician Timi Dakolo. He said he was taking “leave of absence from the pulpit” because it was […]
Sudan’s main opposition group says security forces raided its office and blocked a press conference on the eve of mass protests against military rule. The “million-strong march” is in opposition to the military council’s refusal to hand control to civilians following Omar al-Bashir’s removal. The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) said in a tweet that it […]
Draft proposal suggests few changes from previous Ethiopian plan endorsed by protesters but rejected by military. Sudan’s ruling military council has said a proposal submitted by the African Union (AU) and Ethiopia received on June 27 is suitable for the resumption of talks with the opposition on a transition to democracy. The generals of the […]
The attacks, carried out overnight in Sokoto, saw the gangs ride out from forest hideouts into villages with weapons. Gunmen have killed dozens of people in a wave of attacks in northern Nigeria, the latest violence by criminal gangs raiding villages and stealing livestock. The series of attacks, carried out overnight Saturday to Sunday in northwestern […]
At least 36 people have been killed after a copper and cobalt mine collapsed in Lualaba province in south-east DR Congo, authorities say. The provincial governor Richard Muyej blamed the accident on what he called “clandestine artisanal diggers”. Unofficial mining is common in the region and people do it as a means to make a […]
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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi is in hospital after suffering a “severe health crisis”, officials say. They gave no further details. Mr Essebsi – who at 92 is the world’s oldest sitting president – was also treated in hospital last week. PM Youssef Chahed said Mr Essebsi was receiving all the attention he needed and […]
TUNIS (REUTERS) – Tunisia’s 92-year-old President, Mr Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the country’s transition to democracy since 2011, was taken to a military hospital on Thursday (June 27) after suffering a “severe health crisis”, the presidency said. One of Mr Essebsi’s advisers told Reuters he was in a “very critical” condition but […]
ANTANANARIVO (AFP) – At least 15 people were crushed to death and dozens injured in Madagascar on Wednesday (June 26) at a stadium hosting national independence day celebrations in the capital Antananarivo, hospital officials said. “We have recorded 95 emergency department admissions, including 15 deaths,” Oliva Alison Rakoto, director of the HJRA hospital in the […]
A Kenyan MP has been arrested after saying he would beat up foreign traders if they did not leave the country. Charles Njagua Kanyi said in a video that Tanzanian and Ugandan traders were taking Kenyan business and “enough is enough”. A diplomatic row erupted and Tanzania’s prime minister summoned the Kenyan high commissioner for […]