Deaths as Senegal protests turn violent/in /by
At least three people died in Senegal during protests supporting opposition leader Ousmane Sonko before he was supposed to attend a rape trial in a court in Dakar on Tuesday
African peace mission to visit Ukraine and Russia/in /by
The African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia is an initiative drawn up by Zambia, Senegal, the Republic of Congo, Uganda, Egypt and South Africa
Namibia recognises same-sex marriages contracted abroad/in /by
Two Namibian nationals had sought recourse from the courts after the ministry of home affairs and immigration refused to grant permits to same-sex foreign spouse whom they had married outside the country
Congo: The app rendering humanitarian support/in /by
"The goal of this digital platform is to create a community that can help people who need help and also to make sure that those who need help can be the beneficiaries of some kind of help from someone of good will." Shekina Mabika SAMBA
Francis Ngannou signs deal with UFC rival PSL/in /by
Four months ago, Ngannou then a heavyweight belt holder, stormed out of the UFC, MMA's most powerful league, amid disagreements over his compensation and that of other fighters. With the PFL, Ngannou will, in an English boxing match in 2023, and will return to fight in MMA in 2024
Trial of South African murderer Thabo Bester adjourned to end of June/in /by
Thabo Bester was arrested in April 2023 by Tanzanian police along with Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity doctor and social media influencer alleged to be involved
Singer The Weeknd wants to “kill” his stage name to “be reborn”/in /by
Days before hitting the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, global pop music superstar The Weeknd returns to his roots by reclaiming his real identity, Abel Tesfaye, and promising that he will eventually "kill " his stage name.
New UK law threatens South African taxidermists/in /by
The new UK law approved last March is sponsored by animal activists and bans the import of hunting trophies
Ghanaian influencer extradited to US in $2M romance scam targeting older Americans/in /by
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in a statement indicated she had been charged with several counts, including conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.
Over 210,000 displaced by flooding in central Somalia/in /by
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported the Horn of Africa nation to have "more than 460,000 people have been affected, including nearly 219,000 people who have been displaced", in early estimates