An Australian woman charged with murdering three people in a suspected mushroom poisoning case is also accused of trying to murder her ex-partner on four occasions, court documents say. Erin…
USA: Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of FTX fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, who once ran one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been found guilty of fraud and money laundering at the end of a month-long trial in New…
Kenya: King’s visit sparks fresh call for skull return
Elders of the Nandi community in Kenya have renewed demands for the UK to return the skull of Koitalel arap Samoei, a chief as well as a spiritual and military…
Lesotho: KFC shuts stores over South Africa bird flu
KFC has announced it is closing all its restaurants in Lesotho amid a severe outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring South Africa. Lesotho’s government has banned all poultry imports from…
Nigeria: Supreme Court dismisses election challenges by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has thrown out both opposition challenges to President Bola Tinubu’s election win. The two main opposition candidates had sought to reverse February’s presidential election, alleging it was…
Niger: Iran pursues ties with Niger’s military regime
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said that his country is ready to co-operate with Niger in “economically beneficial areas”. President Raisi made the comment on Wednesday, following a meeting with…
Senegal: Opposition leader Sonko regains consciousness
Ousmane Sonko, a detained Senegalese opposition figure who has been on hunger strike, has regained consciousness after falling into a coma on Monday, according to one of his lawyers. But…
DR Congo: M23 Rebels recapture town in fresh fighting
Fighting has again erupted in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between pro-government forces and rebels from the M23 group. Residents say the rebels have occupied the town…
Germany: Tanzanians searching for their grandfathers’ skulls in a Berlin museum
Isaria Anael Meli has been looking for his grandfather’s remains for more than six decades. He believes the skull ended up in a Berlin museum after his grandfather, Mangi Meli,…
Sudan: RSF takes control of second largest city Nyala in Darfur
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seized control of Sudan’s second largest city, Nyala, from the army after months of fighting. One eyewitness said residents were celebrating because they…