Taiwanese Scammers deported from Kenya, suspected of fraud in China
[Reuters] A group of Taiwanese deported from Kenya to China after being acquitted in a cyber crime case are wanted for suspected fraud in China, the Chinese government said on Wednesday, in a case that...
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Kenyans Killed in Opposition Protest against Electoral Commission – AP
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police killed two people in the western Kenyan town of Kisumu on Monday during protests calling for the disbandment of the national electoral commission over allegations of bias...
View ArticleZimbabwe ‘shut down’ over economic collapse
[BBC] The streets of Zimbabwe’s main cities are deserted during a nationwide stay away to protest at the lack of jobs and unpaid wages. The protests were organised through the messaging site WhatsApp...
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Heavy fighting erupts again in South Sudan’s capital
[Aljazeera] Gun battles reported near army barracks and UN base as intense fighting resumes after weekend clashes killed over 100. Intense fighting has resumed in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as an...
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Somali refugees in Kenya fear being repatriated
[Aljazeera] Somalis born in the Dadaab refugee camp say they are distraught at Kenya’s plans to forcibly repatriate them. A man ferries goods from the market in Hagadera camp in Dadaab [Anthony...
View ArticleZimbabwe pastor Evan Mawarire calls for more protests
[BBC Africa] A Zimbabwean pastor who was briefly detained after organising a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting. Evan Mawarire told the BBC people should stay at home...
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Italian sports agent Federico Rosa charged with doping in Kenya
[BBC Africa] Italian sports agent Federico Rosa, who managed disgraced former Kenyan Olympic athlete Rita Jeptoo, has been charged in Kenya with doping offences. Mr Rosa denied six counts of doping...
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Chad Election: President Idriss Déby seeks sixth-term re-election, opposition...
People in Chad have been voting in a presidential election that is expected to give one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders a sixth term. President Idriss Déby, who seized power in a military coup in...
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Eritrea frees 36 Christians jailed for their faith
The Eritrean authorities have released on bail 36 prisoners who had been in detention because of their faith. Sources told the BBC that 14 of the released prisoners have been in detention for the past...
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Buhari, APC’s Misrule Pushed Twitter to Locate African HQ In Ghana Instead of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) laments that the unabating misrule of the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) pushed Twitter to take its African Headquarters to Ghana instead...
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Meet UNIZIK Alumnus, Nigerian Born Mayor of Brent London, Ernest Ezeajughi
The Nigerian-born scientist Councillor, Ernest Ezeajughi @EEzeajughi was re-elected last year for another term asthe Mayor of Brent @mayorofbrent, London. Cllr Ezeajughi was elected as the Brent‘s...
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The African Tragedy: Africa Is So Rich, Yet So Poor – By Richard Odusanya
“Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas.”-Bhagat Singh. You don’t necessarily need atomic bombs to destroy a nation. Greed,...
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Married man arrested for allegedly killing his 25-year-old side chick (Photos)
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Kenya, have arrested a 38-year-old married man over the brutal murder of his girlfriend. The suspect, Evans Karani is accused of...
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USA Terrorism Blacklists: Security experts reject Isa Pantami’s plea over...
BY OKECHUKWU NNODIM, JESUSEGUN ALAGBE, AFEEZ HANAFI and ALEXANDER OKERE Some security experts on Saturday dismissed the apology by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, over...
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The African Tragedy: The Negative Effects Of Superstition And Religion – By...
“We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. We must teach tolerance and denounce racism, antisemitism and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever...
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BREAKING: Newly Elected Chad President Idriss Deby Killed By Rebels – Army
Chad’s newly re-elected President Idriss Deby has died of injuries suffered on the frontline while fighting rebels in the north of the Sahel country, an army spokesman said on Tuesday. Deby, 68, “has...
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UNICEF Nigeria and Facebook test effectiveness of immunization messages in...
27 April 2021 – As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery of health services, including routine vaccinations, have been disrupted – including in Africa’s largest economy and most...
View ArticleGhana to repatriate Nine Inmates back to Nigeria (Names Listed)
BY PRINCELY ONYENWE,IMO The Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS has disclosed that Nine inmates of owerri Prisons were arrested in Ghana over the weekend and recently undergoing profiling by Interpol....
View ArticleWORLD BANK ALIGNS WITH IMF TO CANCEL DEBTS OWED BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES
BY PRINCELY ONYENWE,IMO Worldbank Group President, David Malpass has opened up plans to reduce debt owed by African countries. This statement came as a result of the just concluded SUMMIT held in...
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DR Congo’s Goma volcano: Desperate search for children missing after eruption
The lava that flowed from Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday evening cut a path of destruction through a northern district of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Around 500 houses were flattened and...
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