Africa

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A small aircraft has crashed at London Southend Airport, prompting a major emergency response. According to Essex Police, they were alerted shortly before 4:00 PM BST on Sunday about a 12-meter-long aircraft that was on fire at the airport in Southend-on-Sea. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The airport …

By: BBC Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has died in a London clinic at the age of 82, his family has said. The country’s immediate past president was reported to have travelled to the UK in April for a routine medical check-up but subsequently fell ill. Buhari was a former …

A Ugandan military helicopter operating under the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu’s airport on Wednesday, resulting in five fatalities, according to a Ugandan military spokesperson. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Three of the eight individuals on board survived but sustained serious injuries and burns, …

The family of Zambia’s late former president Edgar Lungu has reached an agreement with the government, ending days of tension over his funeral arrangements. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Lungu, who served as Zambia’s president from 2015 to 2021, passed away 10 days ago in South Africa while …