A 28-year-old Sudanese man, Abdulfatah Hamdallah, has died while trying to reach the United Kingdom in a small boat. According to reports, Hamdallah attempted to cross…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of Ebola cases in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 100. The new…
Three Iranian hostages held in captivity for five years by Somali pirates have been released. Current reports have however emerged indicating that a ship has just…
Nigeria’s minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said the country will invoke the principle of reciprocity on international flights and bar flights from countries that do…
Authorities in Morocco have imposed tight new restrictions on movement in Casablanca and Marrakesh – the country’s main tourist hubs – following a spike in coronavirus…
Coup leaders in Mali say a transitional president will be appointed, drawn from either the civilian population or the military. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was removed in…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF say the unprecedented and prolonged school closures in Africa, aimed at keeping students safe from COVID-19 are harming them…
Another man held in captivity, chained and locked by his family has been rescued in Kano State, Nigeria. News Central gathered that 55-year-old Murtala Muhammad had…
Justice M.I. Sani of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State has sentenced two Lebanese to two years in jail for attempting to smuggle $890,000…
No fewer than nine people have died in Ethiopia after a clash erupted between the country’s security forces and protesters demanding the release of an opposition…