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Tooro Royal Family Claims House Arrest Amid King Oyo’s Succession Crisis
Uganda’s Tooro royal family has accused the military of restricting its movement and placing members under house arrest as a bitter succession dispute intensifies following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. Members of the Tooro Kingdom royal family, with the help of police and military officials, reach out to receive the…
WHO Calls For 5,000 More Health Workers As Ebola Crisis Worsens In DRC
The World Health Organization says the Democratic Republic of Congo urgently needs about 5,000 additional health workers as overwhelmed facilities struggle to cope with the country’s rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak. Health workers in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) practice safety check protocols on each other during a training by medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to…
Cabo Verde Bus Crash Claims 25 Lives, Mostly Young People
At least 25 people have died in a devastating bus crash in Cabo Verde, while several others were injured, with some reportedly in serious condition as emergency teams responded to the tragedy. At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cabo Verde’s Fogo Island, public radio network RCV…
Egypt Sentences TV Presenter, 11 Others To Death Over Drug Trafficking
An Egyptian court has handed death sentences to a TV presenter and 11 others in a drug trafficking case, while the presenter also received a five-year prison term in a separate case involving the kidnapping and assault of a young man. An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for…
Spain PM Says No Proof Morocco Orchestrated Ceuta Migrant Surge
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says there is no solid evidence that Morocco planned the mass migrant rush into Ceuta, despite a police report pointing to unusually weak border controls and alleged Moroccan security force inaction during the crisis. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses the congress of deputies on the government’s handling of the…
Troops Kill Boko Haram Terrorist, Recover AK-47, Ammunition In Yobe
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised a Boko Haram terrorist during an intelligence-led operation in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, recovering an AK-47 rifle, three magazines and 90 rounds of ammunition. FILES: General Abdourahamane Tiani. AFP Thousands demonstrated in Niger’s capital on Wednesday in support of the West African country’s junta chief,…
Niger Junta Reclaims Key Military Base After Soldiers’ Mutiny
Niger’s junta says it has regained control of a key military base in Niamey after rebellious soldiers reportedly took troops hostage and opened fire at sensitive locations in the capital. A general view of the Niamey 101 military base in Niamey on July 15, 2022, during an official visit of French Ministers of Foreign Affairs…
Zambia Police Summon Opposition Leader After Disputed Vote
Mundubile finished second in the August 13 vote that handed President Hakainde Hichilema a second term and has vowed to challenge the results in court. Zambian police summoned opposition leader Brian Mundubile late Thursday for questioning over an alleged national security threat, marking a fresh escalation in the crackdown on dissent that has followed a…
Seven Killed In Kenya Tourist Helicopter CrashThe authorities confirmed that no one survived the incident.
A helicopter carrying six tourists and a pilot crashed at the foot of Mount Ololokwe in Kenya’s Samburu county on Wednesday morning, killing everyone on board. The accident happened at 9:13 am local time, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, after the aircraft departed from the Loisaba wildlife reserve. “There were 7 people on…
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Wins Second Term
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has secured a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday, declaring him the outright winner of last Thursday’s presidential election without the need for a run-off. He was declared the winner having secured 61.4% of the roughly 5 million votes cast, with the commission recording 2,965,326 votes…
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