Africa

The once-revered Nigerian preacher, Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua, has had his legacy exposed in a shocking revelation that tarnishes the image of the beloved preacher. Once admired by millions globally, this charismatic figure has now been revealed as the mastermind behind a network of heinous crimes. …

A court in Sierra Leone has formally accused 27 soldiers of various charges related to an alleged coup attempt. The charges encompass offenses such as mutiny, failure to suppress mutiny, murder, aiding the enemy, communicating with the enemy, and other relevant crimes, as stated by the defense ministry. In November …

Four individuals have lost their lives, and 40 others have been hospitalized in southern Tunisia due to the consumption of contaminated alcohol, as stated by an official. An investigation has been initiated, and the individual responsible for supplying the tainted alcohol has been apprehended, according to Fethi Baccouche, a spokesperson …

Moses Wetangula, the Speaker of the National Assembly, has been re-elected to represent the African bloc in the standing committee of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC). The appointment took place during a conference held in Kampala, Uganda, where Wetangula was chosen by consensus to …

On Friday, Senegal’s Constitutional Council denied the candidacy of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for next month, citing missing documents, according to one of his lawyers, Cire Cledor Ly. This ruling delivers a significant setback to Sonko’s presidential ambitions, which were already hindered by multiple …

Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been released on parole from a South African prison, nearly 11 years after the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius’s release on Friday, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. While Ms. Steenkamp’s mother expressed acceptance of the decision, she …

Sudan has recalled its ambassador from Nairobi in protest of Kenyan President William Ruto’s hosting of talks with paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, according to the acting foreign minister. Daglo, whose Rapid Support Forces have been in conflict with the regular army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has been visiting …

Kenya Airways (KQ) has secured the position of the second most efficient airline in Africa, according to a global review of airlines and airports based on on-time performance. As per the recent On-Time Performance Review conducted by aviation analytics firm Cirium, KQ achieved an on-time arrival rate of 71.9 percent …

Renowned Ugandan religious leader and entrepreneur Aloysius Bugingo has survived an assault by unidentified gunmen who fatally shot his bodyguard in the capital, Kampala. The attackers fired upon Pastor Bugingo’s vehicle as he was heading home on Tuesday night in the Namungoona area. Subsequently, the assailants fled the scene on …

On Friday, Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye delivered a vehement anti-gay diatribe, proposing that same-sex couples should face public stoning. He also criticized Western nations that pressure other countries to embrace gay rights, warning of aid withdrawal. Burundi, a conservative Christian nation in East Africa, criminalized homosexuality in 2009, imposing prison …