Kenyan child serial killer killed by mob
A mod in western Kenya has killed a self-confessed serial killer who escaped from custody two days ago, police say. Masten Wanjala was traced by […]
Africa
Kenyan court declares biometric ID rollout illegal
The high court in Kenya has declared illegal the rollout of a biometric ID scheme also known as Huduma Namba. The judge said the rollout […]
Nigeria senate passes electronic transmission of results
Nigerian lawmakers have approved electronic transmission of election results. The upper house made the approval while considering amendments to the country’s electoral law on Tuesday. […]
Tunisia pilots join Air Senegal ‘for better pay’
In the past months 15 Tunisian pilots have left the country’s national carrier for Air Senegal, reported Juan Afrique Magazine quoting the head of Tunisian […]
Nigeria outrage over Islamic school lashing
The government in Nigeria’s north-central Kwara state says it has suspended the head of an Islamic school after a video emerged showing a group of […]
New Guinea prime minister calls for unity
Guinea’s new Prime Minister Mohamed Beavogui has called for unity to ensure a smooth transition to civilian rule. Beavogui was speaking in the capital, Conakry, […]
Burkina Faso army chief replaced in reshuffle
Burkina Faso’s President Roch March Christian Kabore on Wednesday reshuffled the country’s military leadership amid rising terrorist attacks. The president name Col-Maj Ouedraogo Gilbert as […]
Pandora papers: More reactions in Africa to leak
Congo-Brazzaville’s President Denis Sssou-Nguesso could take legal action after he was named in the leaked documents, reports French broadcaster RFI. The Pandora Papers said Sassou-Nguesso […]
Tanzania urged calm during Facebook outage
Tanzania’s government made an appeal for calm in the country during a six-hour outage of social media services Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The three services […]
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed to announce new government
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been inaugurated and is expected form a new government on Monday, following controversial elections last June that saw a […]