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Sudan Landslide Kills Over 1,000, Rebel Group Reports
Equatorial Guinea: Baltasar Engonga Jailed for 8 Years Over Graft
A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced former Financial Investigation Agency chief Baltasar Engonga to eight years in prison for embezzling public funds. He was also fined $220,000 (about Sh28.5 million) after being found guilty of misappropriating money meant for state projects. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel According …
Read More »Court Blocks Live Coverage of Tundu Lissu Treason Case
The treason case facing Chadema Chairman, Tundu Lissu, has been prevented from being broadcast live or from publishing evidence after the Court issued a special order to protect confidential civil witnesses. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Reading the decision today, Kisutu Magistrate Franko Kiswaga said the stay was …
Read More »At Least 40 People Killed in Sudan Refugee Camp
By: BBC At least 40 people have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Sudan’s western Darfur region, according to an aid group working there. The Emergency Response Unit says Monday’s attack was carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). An opposition committee in …
Read More »Chad’s Opposition leader Succès Masra handed 20 years in prison
Chad’s former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Succès Masra, has been handed a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of spreading racist and xenophobic messages that allegedly incited violence, his lawyer told Reuters on Saturday. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel A fierce critic of President Mahamat Idriss …
Read More »Ugandan Court Denies Bail to Besigye in Treason Case
A Ugandan court has denied bail to veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who has been in custody for nearly nine months facing treason charges. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The ruling comes amid concerns from rights groups and opposition figures, including Bobi Wine, over what they describe as …
Read More »Two Ghanaian Ministers among Eight Killed in Helicopter Crash
Ghana’s Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed are among eight people who lost their lives in a military helicopter crash in the Ashanti region, a government spokesperson has confirmed. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, speaking at a press …
Read More »Kagame: Africans Must Reject Foreign Disrespect
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has urged Africans to stand against ongoing disrespect from foreign powers and reclaim their dignity through self-respect and independent thinking. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a national address on Saturday, Kagame challenged the widespread belief that Africans are incapable of making decisions for …
Read More »Mwangi, Atuhaire Sue Tanzania Over Abduction
Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire have taken legal action against the Tanzanian government at the East African Court of Justice, accusing it of abduction, torture, and illegal deportation. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The case, filed on July 18 in Arusha, also targets the …
Read More »Nigeria Declares Public Holiday to Honour Late Former President Muhammadu Buhari
The Nigerian government has declared Tuesday a public holiday to honour former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away at the age of 82. Buhari died on Sunday in a London clinic after a prolonged illness. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel President Bola Tinubu, who had earlier announced a …
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