Nigeria: No Evidence Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu Has Suspended State Oil Firm Boss As Claimed Online/in /by
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: The new leader of the country is setting up his stall, but there is no evidence to suggest that he has removed Mele Kyari from office.
Senegal: authorities investigate videos of armed civilians during demonstrations/in /by
The Senegalese government announced on Tuesday that it had opened an investigation following the broadcasting of videos showing armed men in civilian clothes, accused of violently attacking demonstrators during the unrest that followed the conviction of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko.
In Egypt, a clinic helps circumcised women regain control of their bodies/in /by
In Egypt, campaigns are calling for little girls no longer to be circumcised. But while the state wants to protect #futuregenerations, the 28 million #women who have already been mutilated have only one private clinic to help them.
Trump denounces “political persecution”/in /by
Speaking to supporters after the court hearing in Florida, former US president, Donald Trump, denounced the federal charges against him as "political persecution"
Nigerian chef non stop cooking record confirmed by Guinness World Records/in /by
"After a thorough examination of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that... Hilda Baci has officially broken the record for the longest (individual) cooking marathon," Guinness World Records said in a statement.
Kenya: Shakahola cult deaths climbs to 303 bodies/in /by
The number of people who died after a Kenyan pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300.
Nigeria: What Tinubu Must Do to Woo Nigerians – Kachikwu/in /by
[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu should resist the temptation to flood his administration with political associates and identify competent Nigerians, irrespective of party, religious and tribal affiliations, to form a government that can deliver urgently needed services to Nigerians, former presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dumebi Kachikwu, has said.
Air Force Chief appointed Chairman of Ethiopian Airlines/in /by
The Ethiopian government has appointed the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Air Force as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the national airline Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading airline in terms of fleet and passengers announced on Monday.
Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule expelled from party/in /by
South Africa's ruling party, ANC, announced on Monday the expulsion of former secretary-general, Ace Magashule, for misconduct and corruption.
Pics of the day: June 13, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.