Eleven people have been killed in fresh clashes in southern Chad between nomadic herders and farmers , according to a prosecutor in the region. Fighting took place on Sunday and Monday in a village in East Tandjile province after cattle destroyed a field of crops , prompting farmers to attack the herders. Violence between sedentary […]
Omah Lay and Tems, two fast-rising Nigerian singers, have regained freedom from detention in Uganda — about three days after they were arrested. Bebe Cool, a Uganda singer, broke the news on Tuesday alongside documents confirming their release. In the documents, Okumu Jude Muwone, the presiding judge who doubles as the chief magistrate of Makindye, […]
The deputy governor of Kabul was killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan’s capital city on Tuesday. Security officials added that a sticky bomb was attached to his car by unknown assailants. Mahboobullah Mohebi, the deputy governor was travelling with his security guards when the blast occurred. Two guards were injured in the blast. No […]
A man who murdered nine people after contacting them on Twitter has been sentenced to death, in a high-profile case that has shocked Japan. Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the “Twitter killer”, was arrested in 2017 after body parts were found in his flat, reports the BBC. He had pleaded guilty to the murders in October, saying […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital of the troubled Tigray region, a senior Cabinet member said on Sunday. Tekelle Umma Binti, the former Mayor of Addis Ababa, who serves as the Minister of Petroleum, shared photographs of Prime Minister Abiy interacting with senior military commanders at the Mekelle airport […]
The US government confirmed Sunday that its computer networks had been hit by a cyberattack, as The Washington Post reported at least two departments had been targeted by Russian state hackers. “We have been working closely with our agency partners regarding recently discovered activity on government networks,” a spokesperson for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
Three Greek sailors who had been abducted by pirates in Nigeria arrived safely back in Greece on Friday. The captain and two crew-members of the ship “Stelios K” arrived in Greece after a stopover in the capital of Qatar, Doha. One of the sailors left immediately for Ikaria, while the captain and the other sailor […]
Nigerian singer, Omah Lay has been arrested in Kampala, Uganda for flouting COVID-19 protocols. The singer was said to have been arrested after his performance last night at The Big Brunch, which held at Speke Resort, Wavamunno Rd, Kampala, Uganda. Luk Owoyesigyire, Assistant Superintendent of Police/Deputy Police Spokesperson, Kampala Metropolitan, confirmed the arrest of Omah […]
Iran on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was implicated in anti-government protests, days after his sentence was upheld. State television said the “counter-revolutionary” Zam was hanged in the morning after the supreme court upheld his sentence due to “the severity of the crimes” committed […]
Albanian Minister of Interior Sander Lleshaj resigned after a young man was shot dead by the police, an incident that triggered tense protests, Prime Minister announced Thursday. For the past two days, angry protesters rallied in Tirana, hurling stones and firecrackers at the police, demanding resignation of Interior Minister over the shooting of 25-year old […]
