Cameroon threatens to suspend TV channels broadcasting homosexual content/in /by
Cameroon's media regulator threatened on Tuesday to suspend distributors of television channels, particularly foreign ones, that broadcast "scenes of homosexuality", in a country that punishes same-sex relations with imprisonment.
Nigeria: ruling APC appoints Godswill Akpabio as President of the Senate/in /by
Nigeria's ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday nominated the man who will preside over the Senate in the run-up to the 2023 elections.
Grammy Awards: Africa finally gets its own category/in /by
The American music industry's #GrammyAwards announced on Tuesday that they would be awarding a gramophone to the best African music performance at their next edition, a further sign of their quest for diversity and a consecration for the genre.
Sudan: UN denounces possible “crimes against humanity” in Darfur/in /by
The head of the UN mission in Sudan, Volker Perthes, said on Tuesday that the violence in the vast Darfur region of western Sudan could constitute "crimes against humanity".
SA: Second batch of firefighters headed to Canada to combat wildfires/in /by
Under a scorching sun, 200 South African firefighters wrapped up a last round of training on Tuesday (Jun. 13) before flying out to help Canada battle unprecedented forest blazes there.
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.