A former Kenyan tourism minister has been arrested and taken to court over corruption allegations. Najib Balala, and other ex-officials, are accused of inflating the cost of a project to…
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Prague: Gunman killed himself on roof as police approached
Prague police say the gunman who killed 14 people at a university on Thursday afternoon killed himself after being surrounded by the authorities. The attack, which happened at the Faculty…
DRC: Vote counting underway in capital Kinshasa
Votes are being counted by hand in parts of the capital city, Kinshasa, in a general election marred by delays and claims of fraud. I’m at the Mwinda Mopela polling…
South Africa: Firefighters battle wildfire for the third day
Firefighters are still battling a wildfire in Cape Town, South Africa, three days after it broke out. The wild blaze was quickly spread by heavy winds after it started early…
Poland: Prime Minister Tusk takes State TV channel off air to depoliticise public media
Polish state TV channel TVP Info has been taken off air after Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s new government moved to depoliticise public media. Parliament in Warsaw backed a resolution on…
Nigeria: Government offers free train rides, cuts bus fares for holidays
The Nigerian government has offered free train rides and slashed by 50% public bus fares across the country during the festive season, in a bid to ease the financial strain…
Ireland: Selling of vapes to under-18s outlawed
A new law banning the sale of vapes to under-18s will come into effect in the Republic of Ireland on Friday. The order signed by Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly…
USA: Man cleared of murder after 48 years prison
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who was in prison for almost half a century for a 1974 murder, the longest wrongful sentence to be served in the US.…
Guinea-Bissau: President Umaro Sissoco Embaló fires newly-appointed PM
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has sacked Prime Minister Geraldo Martins, just a week after reinstating him to the post. Mr Martins was first appointed PM in August, but lost…
India: Authorities ban anti-cold drug combination for children below four
India’s top drug controller has banned the use of a combination of drugs in children below the age of four to treat common cold. The ban comes in the wake…