Monthly Archives: August 2023
Gabon military seizes power days after presidential election
Gabon
Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were seizing power in order to overturn the results of...
Ugandan man charged with aggravated homosexuality, face death penalty
Nigeria
Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the...
Over 60 people detained after a gay wedding in southern Nigeria
Nigeria
Police in Nigeria said Tuesday they detained at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding in one...
Zimbabwe opposition party calls for fresh elections
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Tuesday demanded fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries, digging in on its...
Militia fighters attack northeastern Congo,14 people die
Congo
Fighters for a militia group attacked a village in northeastern Congo, setting off a battle that killed...
Spain urges Mauritania to allow 168 migrants rescued at sea to disembark
Spain
About 170 migrants who were rescued in the Atlantic Ocean have been stuck aboard a Spanish Civil...
Nigerian army rescues children among dozens who were abducted by Islamic rebels in ...
Nigeria
Nigerian security forces have rescued dozens of captives mostly women and children held by Islamic extremist rebels...
Sudan’s military leader visits Egypt on his first trip abroad since the country plunged...
Sudan
Sudan’s top military officer arrived in Egypt on Tuesday on his first trip abroad since the country...
UN to withdraw nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali
United Nations
The United Nations is in the throes of what Secretary-General António Guterres calls an “unprecedented” six-month...
Transformer vandals, thieves reasons for blackout – Nigeria’s electricity boss
Nigeria
The Managing Director, Nigeria’s Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED), Engr. Abdu Mohammed, has said transformers, vandals and...
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