Olympic Athlete Cheptegei Dies Days After Being Set Alight By Ex-Boyfriend
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner,...
Category : Africa
Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Shot
Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has emerged as the most formidable opponent of veteran President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in the leg by...
Ex-SA President Zuma Expelled From ANC
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led, after campaigning for a rival...
AU Adopts President Akufo-Addo’s Proposal for Mobile Money Interoperability
The African Union (AU) has endorsed President Nana Akufo-Addo’s vision for a continent-wide financial institution and is taking steps to accelerate mobile money interoperability across...
Five killed and parliament ablaze in Kenya tax protests
At least five protesters have been shot dead by police in Kenya and a section of parliament has gone up in flames as demonstrations against...
Top comedian sworn In As Malawi’s Vice-President
Top comedian-turned-politician Micheal Usi has been sworn as Malawi’s vice-president at a ceremony held in parliament in the capital, Lilongwe. The 55-year-old replaces Saulos Chilima,...
Kenya Introduces free Electronic Travel Authorisation For Ghanaians
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that Ghanaians applying for travel to Kenya will now be issued an Electronic Travel Authorisation...
Aircraft Carrying Malawi Vice-President Goes Missing
An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president’s office has said. The Malawi Defense Force...
Ivory Coast’s Cocoa Regulator Suspends Cooperatives For Hoarding Beans, Sources Say
Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has suspended around 40 cooperatives they suspect were illegally hoarding cocoa beans in order to sell them at...
14 Journalists Killed Between 2023 And 2024 In Africa – AMC
Mr. Churchill Otieno, the Chairperson of the African Media Convention (AMC), has said that 14 journalists were killed in Africa between January 2023 and May...