At around noon local time on Sunday, security guards on patrol noticed that the middle-aged victim had climbed over a tall mesh fence and entered the enclosure of a lion, a lioness and two cubs. His motivation has yet to be determined. “The intruder was attacked and injured by one of the lions,” the state […]
The latest abduction comes three months after the head of the country’s Methodist Church was whisked away by gunmen in the region. The cleric was released barely a day after his kidnap after allegedly paying his captors a ransom of 100 million naira (around $235,000). Armed gangs have been kidnapping people, including priests, for ransom […]
Police Major Hassan Dahir confirmed to CNN that a gun battle was taking place between gunmen and Somali security forces at the Hayat Hotel in Somalia’s capital, in an area frequented by lawmakers and government officials. Two security officials, including Mogadishu intelligence chief Muhidin Mohamed, were wounded in the ongoing attack, Dahir said. Details remained […]
Calling it the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world”, with 6 million people unable to access basic services, Tedros questioned in an emotional appeal why the situation is not getting the same attention as the Ukraine conflict. “Maybe the reason is the color of the skin of the people,” Tedros, who is from Tigray, told […]
Today, the pontoons sit ashore, mercifully redundant. You might spot them while crossing the 923-meter (3,028-foot) long Kazungula Bridge, a $260 million project co-financed and co-operated by Botswana and Zambia, that a year into service has already transformed this southern African trade artery. The bridge was conceived to speed up travel along the Southern Africa […]
Johannesburg CNN — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted the resignation of the country’s finance minister Nhlanhla Nene on Tuesday, following what the President described as “errors of judgement.” In a nationally televised address, Ramaphosa said he accepted Nene’s resignation because of “errors of judgment” as a result of a controversy surrounding Nene’s testimony in […]
CNN — Worshipers at a church service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed Sunday when a bomb was detonated by a group with links to Islamic State, the government said. At least 12 people have been killed and at least 50 wounded when a bomb detonated during church service Sunday in eastern […]
