Africa

By: BBC 236 Tanzanians have returned home this afternoon on a special Tanzanian Airlines flight after being temporarily stranded in Dubai due to the ongoing war between the United States, Israel and Iran. ATCL says it is not their custom to send large aircraft to Dubai, but due to high …

By: BBC The authorities in South Sudan have said at least 169 people, including senior officials, were killed on Sunday when a group of unidentified men launched an assault on an area in the north of the country. Describing the attack as carried out by dozens of armed youth, Ruweng …

By: BBC Pope Leo XIV will begin a 10-day visit to four African countries on 13 April, marking his first pastoral trip to the continent, the Vatican has announced. He will travel to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In Cameroon, the Pope …

By: Xinhua News Agency Militants from Boko Haram, a terror group, raided four communities in Cameroon’s Far North Region late Friday, killing two people and abducting 19 others, security sources said Saturday. The attackers struck villages in the Blangoua district while residents were asleep, opening fire indiscriminately, a regional security …

By: BBC  At least 21 people have died after a passenger boat sank in the River Nile state in northern Sudan, a medical group has told the BBC. The boat was travelling between the villages of Tayba al-Khawad and Deim al-Qarai, carrying nearly 30 passengers, including women, elderly people and …

The City of Tshwane in South Africa temporarily cut off electricity to Nigeria’s High Commission after it failed to pay outstanding municipal utility bills, Mayor Nasiphi Moya has confirmed. In a statement released on Monday, Mayor Moya said the decision was taken after the diplomatic mission did not settle debts …

Uganda has fully reopened access to all social media platforms following the restrictions imposed during the recent elections, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced. In a Monday tweet, Muhoozi thanked Ugandans for their patience and cooperation during the electoral period, describing the move as a return to normalcy. “We are restoring all …

Winnie Byanyima, wife of veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, has called for her husband’s immediate release, accusing the Uganda Prison Service of concealing the true state of his health and denying him proper medical care. In a statement on Wednesday, Byanyima said Besigye’s condition is rapidly deteriorating while authorities …

Political tensions in Uganda have escalated after General Muhoozi Kainerugaba issued a public 48-hour ultimatum demanding that opposition leader Bobi Wine turn himself in to the police. Muhoozi’s statement drew a swift and heated response from the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader. In his message, Muhoozi said Bobi Wine had …

At least 13 schoolchildren have lost their lives in South Africa following a collision between a school minibus and a lorry south of Johannesburg. The accident occurred on Monday morning at about 7:00am local time in Vanderbijlpark, according to education officials. Eleven pupils died instantly, while two others later died …