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Uganda Jails Seven Soldiers For Assaulting Journalists
Seven soldiers have been given jail sentences by a disciplinary committee for beating up journalists outside the United Nations Human rights office on Wednesday, the Ugandan military has said. They
Zanzibar’s Vice-president Sharif Buried
Zanzibar’s Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad has been buried in his home village in Tanzania’s Pemba Island, following his death on Wednesday at the age of 77. His cause of
Former Nigeria Customs Boss Dikko Inde is Dead
A former Comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko Inde has died. The cause of his death remains uncertain but Mr Dikko had been facing several corruption charges
US Busts ‘$50m Ghana-based Cyber Fraud Scam’
US investigators say they have busted a “Ghana-based criminal enterprise”, with the arrest of six of its “ringleaders” in the US on charges of laundering more than $50 million. “The
New Tokyo 2020 Chief ‘Deeply Regrets’ Unwanted Advances Towards Sportsman
Seiko Hashimoto, the new head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, has said she deeply regrets her behavior from seven years ago, when she faced scrutiny over reports she’d made
WHO to Send Ebola Vaccines to Guinea to Combat Epidemic
The World Health Organization says it will send more than 11,000 Ebola vaccinations to the West African nation of Guinea in the coming days to combat the resurgence of the
US Life Expectancy Falls By a Year Amid Pandemic
Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, according to health
Zimbabwe Begins Vaccinating Healthcare Workers with China’s Sinopharm Vaccines
Zimbabwe has begun vaccinating its health care workers as the country rolls out its COVID-19 inoculation programme. The southern African nation received its first 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine
BREAKING: Nigeria Exits Recession with 0.11% Growth
Nigeria Exits Recession with 0.11% Growth Details laterThis post was originally published on this site
Seiko Hashimoto Takes Over as Tokyo Olympics Chief
Japan’s Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto, a former Olympian who competed in seven Games, has taken over as Tokyo 2020’s new president after the previous chief was forced out over sexist
