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Several killed in road crash in Egypt

Andrew Mbeki June 28, 2025

Egypt A road accident in Egypt’s Nile Delta killed 19 people on Friday, according to local officials. A truck collided with a minibus carrying workers on a regional road in Ashmoun city in Menofia Governorate as they were heading to work, according to a statement by the labor ministry. Only

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Police take over Nairobi ahead of anniversary protests

Saad Huzaifa June 25, 2025

Kenya A heavy police presence in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, ahead of protests planned to mark the anniversary of last year’s anti-tax demonstrations that left 60 people dead and 20 still missing.   Police in riot gear barricaded parliament and the Prime Minister’s office and deployed what appeared to be tear gas.   They […]

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Nigeria’s President urged to deploy military in hinterlands to end Benue north killings – IBBN says

Kingsley Chukwuka June 22, 2025

Nigeria The Convener of Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria, (IBBN), Prophet Isa El-Buba has called on the country’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deploy soldier into the hinterlands of northcentral Benue State and other troubled zones in the country aimed at flushing out the killers of innocent citizens. The Prophet said rather than organising […]

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Youths urge to work together to end attacks in Nigeria’s Benue north

Kingsley Chukwuka June 22, 2025

Nigeria Working together in unity has become a recipe to combat a common enemy, else, the incessant attack on our communities will continue unabated, Dr. David Olofu, President and Founder of Apa Legacy And Sustainability Initiatives, a social economic group, said.. Olofu who is a philanthropist said the defence of their father land has become […]

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Israel war enters second week Iranian commanders killed

Aaliyah Aamir June 21, 2025

Israel The second week of the Israel-Iran war started with a renewed round of strikes despite talks between European ministers and Iran’s top diplomat. Friday’s talks, which aimed at de-escalating the fighting between the two adversaries, lasted for four hours in Geneva, but failed to produce a breakthrough. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump continued to […]

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Yoga in a tavern is the latest mental health outreach in Zimbabwe

Saad Huzaifa June 21, 2025

Zimbabwe It’s before sunrise on a Saturday and a small group has gathered at Socialite Bar in on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital. Instead of nursing hangovers, they sit with eyes closed and bodies in meditative poses on the bare floor. It’s an unlikely setting for a yoga class. In Zimbabwe, the practice is rare […]

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Trump advocates for lesser holidays in America

Oakley Mason June 21, 2025

USA President Donald Trump on Thursday called for fewer federal holidays, saying the days off cost America billions of dollars in losses. “Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Juneteenth, a newly designated federal holiday […]

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Robotic surgery performed remotely from Florida on a patient in Angola

Howard Mildilton June 21, 2025

Florida A robotic prostatectomy surgery was performed remotely from Florida on a patient in Angola as part of an FDA-approved clinical trial. “We will operate from the United States to Africa in an FDA-approved clinical trial. We’ll be performing a robotic prostatectomy for a man in Angola who otherwise would not have access to high-end […]

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Nigeria’s Benue crisis: IDPs facing neglect, untold hardship

Kingsley Chukwuka June 21, 2025

Nigeria A youth leader in Nigeria’s Northcentral Benue State, Magagi Alidu, in this interview with journalists, decries the massacre of Benue people and the state of the displaced people in the state. Alidu, who is the President of Ochetoha K’Idoma Youth Wing Worldwide, also spoke on the causes of the recent gruesome murder of over […]

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Zambian ex president buried in South Africa

Aaliyah Aamir June 20, 2025

Zambia What was expected to be a dignified farewell to Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has turned into a diplomatic and political standoff, ending with his burial being moved outside the country he once led. Lungu, who died earlier this month in a South African hospital from an undisclosed illness, will not be laid to […]