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South Africa seizes $61 Million drug haul at Zimbabwe border, three arrested/in /by
South Africa's border police stopped a truck from Malawi that was driving into the country with drugs worth nearly one billion rand ($61 million), authorities said on Thursday.
Burkina Faso junta suspends biggest student union and arrests leader/in /by
It is the latest salvo in the ongoing crackdown on independent organisations by the military authorities which seized power in a 2022 coup.
At least 16 students killed in overnight fire at Kenyan boarding school/in /by
At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.
First group of Ghanaians arrivein Accra following repatriation from South Africa/in /by
Around 800 people from Ghana have said they want to leave amid heightened anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa.
Health workers battle with few resources on DR Congo’s Ebola front line/in /by
Health workers at Rwampala hospital in the DRC have been on the frontline of the Ebola outbreak since the first case was identified less that two weeks ago. But treating the deadly disease isn’t their only challenge - they’re also working to prevent the spread.
Nigeria’s former VP Atiku Abubakar clinches his party’s presidential nomination/in /by
Veteran politician, Atiku Abubakar, outperformed two rival aspirants in a primary election that will see him stand for the party in the 2027 presidential elections.
France heat triggers illegal swimming in central Paris/in /by
France's exceptional May heat continued on 27 May as temperatures climbed around 33C in Paris. Many residents headed to the Saint-Martin canal to cool off, despite rules prohibiting swimming in the waterway.
First group of Ghanaians to be repatriated from South Africa arrive home/in /by
Around 800 people from Ghana have said they want to leave amid heightened anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa.
Ireland records 30C while Portugal nears 37C in May heat/in /by
A record May heatwave sent Irish temperatures above 30C and Portugal’s to 37C, drawing crowds outdoors and renewing worries over climate change.
Ukraine: Russian strike injures 11 in Odesa daytime attack, children among injured/in /by
Russian daytime strike hits the southern port city of Odesa on 27 May, injuring at least 11 including children, and igniting a huge fire that ravages shops and commercial buildings.