Liberians are voting in a fiercely contested presidential election, with former football star George Weah, 57, making a bid for a second term. His main challenger is former Deputy President…
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Angola: TikToker to spend two years in jail for insulting President Lourenço
A social media influencer in Angola has had her prison sentence increased to two years for insulting President João Lourenço on TikTok. Ana da Silva Miguel, popularly known as Neth…
Egypt: Two Israeli tourists and local guide shot dead in Alexandria
Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide have been shot dead in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, the Israeli foreign ministry says. Another Israeli was wounded in the attack on…
DRC: Star Lokassa ya Mbongo lies unburied for seven months
The family of legendary Congolese guitarist Lokassa ya Mbongo say they are going through “unbearable pain” and “humiliation” as they wait for government help to bury him almost seven months…
Afghanistan: Earthquake flattens 456 houses
Emergency teams in Afghanistan are racing to rescue people from the rubble left by a powerful earthquake that struck the west of the country. More than 1,000 people are feared…
USA: Washington moves warships closer to Israel after Hamas attack
The US says it is moving an aircraft carrier, ships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean and will also give Israel additional equipment and ammunition. It follows the Hamas attack…
Ethiopia: Young man risks own life to save a boy
A young Ethiopian man who jumped from a moving bus and waded through a flooded river to save a 10-year-old boy from drowning has been hailed an “angel”. The rescuer,…
Kenya: Deputy-president defends police over Haiti mission
Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has defended the country’s police after criticism about their planned deployment to quell gang violence in Haiti. Mr Gachagua on Friday said that Kenya’s police…
Kenya: Anti-gay protesters call for sacking of judges
An anti-gay protest is taking place outside the Supreme Court in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Several civil society and religious groups are expressing anger at a recent ruling which allows…
Gabon: Sister of deposed president Ali Bongo to face trial in France
Pascaline Bongo, the sister of Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo, will reportedly face trial in France in January 2024, on suspicion of corruption. She is accused of facilitating public contracts…