X restricted in Tanzania after police targeted by hackers
After being compromised, explicit images and misinformation were shared on the police’s account.
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British tourist arrested in Namibia over nude photos of children
The 65-year old Briton is also accused of touching children’s private parts while on a holiday in Namibia.
Former DR Congo PM sentenced to hard labour on corruption charge
Augustin Ponyo Matata is found guilty of his part in embezzling about $245m.
Can Mandela’s former negotiator charm Donald Trump?
The White House has been uncharacteristically quiet about the whirlwind trip.
Sudan rebels entirely pushed out of Khartoum state, army says
It is the latest sign of victory from the military who have made gains against the RSF since March.
The Ugandan mud wrestlers who became a global sensation
Videos of mud-covered wrestling fights from a Ugandan town have racked up over 500 million hits on social media.
World Court sides with E Guinea in Gabon island dispute
Equatorial Guinea has been rowing with Gabon for decades over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters.
Nigeria’s fierce political rivals share joke at pope’s inaugural mass
President Bola Tinubu defeated Peter Obi in the 2023 elections – and may face off again in 2027.
Defiant Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appears in court
Tundu Lissu makes his first appearance in court since his arrest on treason charges last month.
South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape
Timothy Omotoso, who denies assaulting women from his church, has reportedly returned to Nigeria.
BBC uncovers child sex abuse in South Africa’s illegal mines
An investigation into the illicit mining sector reveals a world of child exploitation.
The ‘peacock of Savile Row’ on dressing stars for the Met Gala
Ozwald Boateng’s four decades of experience was on show at the fashion world’s biggest event.
Mbeumo says player of the season nomination is ‘crazy’
Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo did not expect to be nominated for the Premier League player of the season award despite an impressive campaign with Brentford.
‘I don’t want it to die’ – The black teen pioneer preserving cavalry sport
South African teenager Khosi Dlomo wants to encourage others to take up her little-known equestrian sport of tent pegging.
Gabon’s ousted president and family freed after two years and fly to Angola
It is unclear if legal proceedings will continue against his son and wife who had faced corruption charges.
Tigray party says ban threatens Ethiopia peace deal
The TPLF fought a two-year civil war against the federal government, which ended in 2022.
Road to Tanzania’s presidential election paved with blood and fear
In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
Africa is key to solving global crises, says B20 SA leader
Anthony Costa says the continent has a seat at the table to share solutions for growing regional trade
Lawsuit targets Big Conservation over deadly elephant translocation in Malawi
A UK lawsuit accuses conservation fund Ifaw of negligence after elephant relocations led to human deaths, injuries, crop destruction, and people being displaced
News24 | Kenya police officers plead not guilty over baby’s death in 2017 election unrest
Four Kenyan police officers pleaded not guilty on Monday to the killing of a six-month-old girl during bloody riots that erupted over a presidential election in 2017.
Kenyan whistleblower faces lawsuit, death threats after exposing $2bn airport deal
President William Ruto scrapped the deal because of public outcry following Nelson Amenya’s exposé