The Gambian parliament on Wednesday formed a four-member expert committee to investigate the report sent by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the deaths of more than 80 children in…
Uganda: Ebola attacks six minors from the same family
Six children from one family have tested positive for the Ebola virus in Kampala. The children are members of a family of seven exposed to the disease by a relative…
Malawi: President Lazarus Chakwera fires minister of agriculture
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe and his deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima over “incompetence and gross negligence” in a televised address to the nation. President Chakwera,…
Sudan: Military fires tear gas at protesters
The military in Sudan has fired tear gas in an attempt to stop tens of thousands of protesters marching towards the presidential palace. The protests are taking place across the…
South Africa: Talks to end Ethiopia’s Tigray war start
Peace talks aimed at ending the devastating conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are under way in South Africa, a spokesman for South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. The…
India: Reactions to election of Rishi Sunak- 31st head of state of Indian origin in 25 countries
More than 200 persons of Indian origin have been elected to positions of political power in 25 countries, with 10 governments being headed by a person of Indian origin. Starting…
Indonesia: Woman with gun arrested outside presidential palace
Authorities in Indonesia have detained a woman carrying a gun outside the presidential palace in Jakarta at a time when President Joko Widodo was not in his office, according to…
USA: Meghan Markle reveals she is ‘43% Nigerian
The Duchess of Sussex says genealogical testing has revealed that she is “43% Nigerian”. In the latest episode of her Spotify original podcast, Archetypes, Meghan told Nigerian-American talk show host…
Central African Republic: President fires top for ‘impediment’
The president of the Central African Republic has sacked the head of the constitutional court, Danielle Darlan, for “permanent impediment”. Faustin Archange Touadera decree came after the 70-year-old judge last…
Cambodia: Eleven students drown after ferry capsizes
Eleven pupils died in southern Cambodia after the ferry in which they were crossing a river capsized, officials have said. Four people – two students and two crew members –…