Police in Nigeria say security forces have been deployed to rescue a group of people abducted by gunmen from a hospital in the central state of Niger. Witnesses said about…
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Somalia: Government officials killed in attack on key bridge
Two Somali officials have been killed in a suicide bombing in the the central town of Jalalaqsi in the Hiiraan region. District Commissioner Mohamed Omar Dabashe and the city mayor…
Kenya: Nairobi unveils first electric-powered bus
Swedish technology start-up Roam has begun piloting electric buses in Nairobi, Kenya. The company will for the next 12 months provide commuter services between the central business district and the…
Nigeria: Presidential candidate halts campaigns to visit victims
Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has suspended campaigns to visit victims of recent flooding in the country that has displaced 1.3 million people and destroyed more than 200,000 homes. More…
Indonesia: Ban on all syrup medicines after deaths of 99 children
The deaths of nearly 100 children in Indonesia have prompted the country to suspend sales of all syrup and liquid medication. It comes just weeks after a cough syrup in…
Madagascar: Minister sacked for condemning Russia at UN
Madagascar’s president has sacked the country’s foreign minister because he voted in favour of a UN resolution condemning Russian referendums to annex parts of Ukraine’s territory, sources say. Richard Randriamandrato…
Zambian: MP asked to cover body in parliament
Zambia’s Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has been forced to cover her shoulders and back with a scarf in parliament after a male opposition MP complained to the Speaker of the…
Malawi: Dozens arrested as second mass grave is found
Following the discovery of a mass grave in which 25 bodies were found, Malawi police have arrested 72 Ethiopian men who were found hiding in a forest reserve in the…
Nigeria: Doctors being ‘targeted’ in kidnappings
Doctors are being “targeted” for kidnappings in Nigeria and find themselves victims partly because bandits have the “impression” they are rich, the president of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors…
South Africa: President Ramaphosa’s stolen cash to be investigated
A panel appointed by parliament in South Africa is starting its investigation into an allegation that President Cyril Ramaphosa covered up a multi-million-dollar burglary at one of his homes. The…