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12/09/2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived via rail in Russia where he is due to meet President Vladimir Putin
Moscow wants Pyongyang to sell it ammunitions for the war in Ukraine, says the US
North Korea meanwhile wants food aid and possibly technology to help its banned nuclear and missiles programme, analysts say.

09/09/2023

MOROCCO EARTHQUAKE

- 6.8 magnitude quake, the country's strongest on record

- At least 632 people confirmed to have died so far, most in remote mountainous areas

- Death toll expected to continue rising

- Some buildings have collapsed in the old city of Marrakech

17/06/2023

Death toll in Kasese ADF attack currently stands at 43.22 students slaughtered in attack17 Students killed by bomb as rebels left the school2 residents At least 43 people have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group. A further eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe....

At least 43 people have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the

01/06/2023

Almost two dozen people have died from cholera just outside South Africa's capital, Pretoria, over the past two weeks, and hundreds have been hospitalized. In an effort to stop and control the spread of cholera in the Hammanskraal township, near South Africa's capital of Pretoria, Gauteng Health has established a field hospital in Kanana to handle the rising incidence of infections....

In an effort to stop and control the spread of cholera in the Hammanskraal township, near South Africa’s

23/05/2023

Prince Harry LOSES legal bid to challenge Home Office over security arrangements. Prince Harry has lost his security battle against the Home Office in a major blow for the Duke of Sussex. The royal was challenging the Home Office over his security arrangements when visiting the UK. The Duke of Sussex fight to secure a judicial review over a decision that he should not be allowed to pay privately for his protective security has ended in defeat....

Prince Harry has lost his security battle against the Home Office in a major blow for the Duke

18/05/2023

Rhonex Kipruto, Road 10K World Record Holder, Provisionally Suspended for the Use of a Prohibited Substance. Kenyan athlete and 10-km road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday. Kipruto, who also won a 10,000m bronze medal in the 2019 world championships, broke the 10-km road race world record in 2020....

Kenyan athlete and 10-km road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping

17/05/2023

Britain's Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi photographers. Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi, a spokesperson for the prince has said. The incident happened after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday....

Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi, a spokesperson

17/05/2023

Meanwhile Police foil another gunmen attack in Anambra station, neutralize one. Gunmen attacked a U.S. convoy in southeastern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing four non-Americans and kidnapping three others, official sources said. "No U.S. citizens were in the convoy," said Nigerian police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu, who was confirmed by White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. The gunmen "killed two police mobile force officers and two U.S....

Gunmen attacked a U.S. convoy in southeastern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing four non-Americans and kidnapping three others, official

17/05/2023

Mona Faiz Montrage, 30, was part of a group of fraudsters in West Africa who tricked men and women into thinking they were in relationships with them, according to federal prosecutors. A Ghanaian social media influencer has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the US for allegedly swindling over $2 million from older, single American men and women in a twisted lonely hearts scam, federal prosecutors said Monday....

A Ghanaian social media influencer has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the US for allegedly swindling

17/05/2023

China's maritime search and rescue centre had informed relevant countries of the accident and the foreign ministry had told its missions in Australia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries to coordinate search and rescue operations A Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members on board has capsized in the Indian ocean and President Xi Jinping has ordered that all efforts be made to search for survivors, state media reported on Wednesday....

A Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members on board has capsized in the Indian ocean and President

16/05/2023

Ghannouchi, one of the main opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied, was charged with terror-related crimes after being accused of calling police officers 'tyrants A Tunisian court on Monday (May 15) reportedly sentenced one of the main opponents of Tunisian President, to one year in prison on terrorism-related charges. Rached Ghannouchi was also fined some 300 USD. The leader of the Islamist-inspired party Ennahda had appeared in court at the end of February on the terror-related charges....

A Tunisian court on Monday (May 15) reportedly sentenced one of the main opponents of Tunisian President, to

16/05/2023

The male lion named Loonkiito was 19 years old and was described as frail by kenya Wildlife Service spokesperson Paul Jinaro, who said it wandered out of the Amboseli national park into a village in search of food on Thursday night. One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared at another village on Saturday, bringing to 10 the number killed last week alone....

One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared at another village on Saturday, bringing to 10 the number killed last week alone. The male lion named Loonkiito was 19 years old and was described as frail by the Kenya Wi...

15/05/2023

Tinubu, from the ruling All Progressives Congress party, defeated his closest rivals Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party and the Labour Party's Peter Obi, who have alleged fraud and have launched a court challenge. The United States has imposed entry restrictions on more Nigerians for undermining the democratic process during the African nation's 2023 election cycle, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.6…...

The United States has imposed entry restrictions on more Nigerians for undermining the democratic process during the African nation’s 2023 election cycle, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.6 In a statement on the US State Department website, Secretary of State Antony Binken sai...

14/05/2023

WFP and partners are on the ground in flood-affected Beletweyne, using boats and tractors to bring urgently needed food to families stranded by the rising waters after the Shabelle river burst its banks. Flash flooding in central Somalia has killed 22 people and affected over 450,000, the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA said Sunday, after the Shabelle River burst its banks, forcing tens of thousands out of their homes....

Flash flooding in central Somalia has killed 22 people and affected over 450,000, the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said Sunday, after the Shabelle River burst its banks, forcing tens of thousands out of their homes. Residents of Beledweyne town in Hiran region were forced out of their homes as he...

13/05/2023

Tensions have been stoked by Sall's refusal to rule out running for a third term as president, a move his opponents say would be unconstitutional. the Senegalese capital Dakar, Friday 12 May, against President Macky Sall's refusal to rule out standing for a third term in office. The demonstrations were organised by a group callled the "Movement of the living forces of Senegal F24"; referring to the scheduled election date of February 24 2024…...

the Senegalese capital Dakar, Friday 12 May, against President Macky Sall’s refusal to rule out standing for a third term in office. The demonstrations were organised by a group callled the “Movement of the living forces of Senegal F24”; referring to the scheduled election date of February 24 ...

12/05/2023

Reuben Brigety claimed that a Russian ship was loaded with ammunition and arms in Cape Town last December. The U. S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine via a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December....

The U. S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine via a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. Questions were raised in South Africa’s parliament on ...

12/05/2023

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla (born 20 May 1982) is the daughter of the former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, and the twin sister of Duduzane Zuma. A report by a UK-based organisation has accused the daughter of ex-South African President Jacob Zuma of helping Russia launder information on the war in Ukraine. The Centre for Information Resilience says pro-Russia tweets by Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla were at the forefront of Moscow’s drive to sway public opinion to its side in South Africa and beyond....

A report by a UK-based organisation has accused the daughter of ex-South African President Jacob Zuma of helping Russia launder information on the war in Ukraine. The Centre for Information Resilience says pro-Russia tweets by Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla were at the forefront of Moscow’s drive to sway ...

12/05/2023

Ukraine said it had pushed Russian forces back over the past several days near Bakhmut, while a full-blown counteroffensive involving tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of Western tanks was being prepared. Russia's defence ministry on Thursday denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control....

Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control. Moscow reacted after Russian military bloggers, writing on the Telegram messaging app, reported what they said we...