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Nobel laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, passes on @ 90
Nobel laureate and anti-apartheid advocate in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has been pronounced dead by medical experts at the age of 90.
Tutu's death comes just weeks after that of South Africa's last apartheid-era…
Flood sweeps away 20 weeding guests in Kenya
At least 20 people have been reported to have drowned after a bus travelling to a wedding party was swept away by fast-flowing waters into a flooded river in Kenya.
Some of the eyewitnesses at the scene narrated that four children were…
Over 90 candidates jostle for Libya’s presidential seat
The Libya’s Electoral Commission has disclosed that no fewer than 98 candidates, including two women, had registered to run in a presidential election scheduled for December.
As stated, among the most notable hopefuls are Seif al-Islam…
How 26 schoolchildren died during fire disaster in Niger
At least 26 schoolchildren were reported to have been burnt to death and 13 others suffering different degrees of burns in southern region of Niger Republic, barely seven months after a similar tragedy occurred in Niamey, the country's…
99 die, dozens injure during tanker explosion in Sierra Leone
At least 99 people were reported to have died and dozens of others sustained different degrees of burns when a fuel tanker exploded in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
It was learnt that the explosion occurred after a fuel tanker…
Sudan’s military leaders may face isolation after coup
Sudan's military leadership could face isolation at home and abroad if it tries to tighten its grip after seizing power in the face of opposition from a sophisticated protest movement and from Western states that had invested in a…
African Union places indefinite suspension on Sudan after coup
The African Union has suspended Sudan indefinitely until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover as an “unconstitutional” seizure of power.
The continent-wide bloc said that it “strongly…
Seven soldiers, others die during suicide bomb attacks on Somalia President’s villa
At least seven people, including soldiers and civilians, were said to have died when a terrorist visited the Somalia President's villa and exploded the bombs attached to his vehicles within the axis.
Aside from the deceased, no fewer…
Hotel Rwanda hero bags 25yrs jail term for terrorism
A Rwandan court has sentenced a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, Paul Rusesabagina, to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of terrorism charges.
Before his conviction,…
Algeria’s longest-serving president, Bouteflika, passes on @84.
The Algerian longest-serving president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died after a long illness at the age of 84, barely two years after been forced to step down by the country's military.
Bouteflika led the country for almost two…