FREETOWN – At least 108 people were killed and 92 others injured, in a fuel tanker explosion here late Friday, Sierra Leone’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), confirmed yesterday.According to a statement by NDMA, a loaded fuel tanker and a t…
LAGOS– Three people were killed and two injured in an accident, involving a truck and two other vehicles, in the south-western state of Ogun, road police said, yesterday.The accident occurred on a busy expressway, when a Toyota Camry car with no regist…
The withered carcasses of livestock are reminders that drought has descended yet again in northern Kenya, the latest in a series of climate shocks rippling through the Horn of Africa.As world leaders address a global climate summit in Glasgow, pastoral…
Sudanese pro-democracy groups launched two days of civil disobedience and strikes on Sunday to protest last month’s military coup. Participation appeared to be limited because of continuing interruptions to internet and phone connections.Local resistan…
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians rallied in Addis Ababa on Sunday in support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government as federal troops fight rebellious forces who are threatening to march on the city.Some demonstrators denounced the United States, whi…
The death of a family member who used heroin propelled Seychellois Jude Fred to write a book aimed at inspiring and influencing every person to discover his or her life.’Journey to Inspire Transformation’ was launched last week at the community centre …
The West African regional grouping ECOWAS on Sunday hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing new individual sanctions and calling on both countries to honor timetables for a return to democracy.The Economic Community of West…
Nigerian electoral officials were tallying results from a local vote on Sunday after a tightly contested race seen as a test-run for national elections to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in early 2023.Thousands of police and army were dispatched to …
LAGOS– The confirmed death toll from the collapse of a 21-story building under construction, in the city of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, has risen to 42, after the search and rescue team discovered more victims in the rubble, a state official said ye…
The death toll in a high-rise collapse in Lagos, Nigeria, has risen to 42 while the number of survivors increased to 15, state authorities have announced.The cause of Monday’s disaster is still unknown, but building collapses are common in Africa’s mos…