Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Africa

October 25, 2022

Fire outbreak kills 11 schoolchildren in Uganda

The tragic incident occurred at Salama School of the Blind at about 1:00 a.m. local time.

Salama School, Uganda
October 24, 2022

Bayelsa Queens land in Morocco ahead of CAF Women’s Champions League opening match

The 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League will start on Sunday 30th October.

Bayelsa Queens
October 24, 2022

Over 8,000 Congolese seek refuge in Uganda after weekend fight

In March, similar fighting between government forces and rebels forced over 10,000 Congolese to flee to Uganda, according to UNHCR figures.

Congolese refugees
October 24, 2022

Pakistani journalist who fled country shot dead by police in Kenya

Kenyan police officers hunting car thieves had opened fire on the vehicle Arshad Sharif was travelling, claiming he drove through their roadblock without stopping.

October 24, 2022

South African civil servants set to strike after rejecting wage offer

If the Public Servants Association, numbering over 235,000 members goes through with the strike, this would be the first major strike in the public sector since 2010.

October 24, 2022

Ethiopia, Tigray forces to meet for first peace talks 

Ethiopia’s government, on Monday, said its delegation had left for South Africa to participate in peace talks, which the African Union is mediating.

October 24, 2022

Ebola Outbreak: Uganda confirms nine more cases 

The outbreak began in September in a rural part of central Uganda and spread to Kampala, a city of more than 1.6 million people.

Ebola Patients
October 24, 2022

23,000 people flee DRC amid violence in northeast

Some 23,000 people have fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since renewed fighting between government troops and rebel militia in the northeast.

Central African Republic (CAR) crisis group
October 22, 2022

Relentless Tanzania hold Nigeria to stalemate in AFCON U-23 qualifiers

Nigeria and Tanzania played 1-1 draw in the first leg of the fixture, with the second leg taking place in Nigeria next week.

Nigeria U-23 national football team [Photo Credit: Premium Times Nigeria]
October 21, 2022

NSCDC intercepts N64 million cannabis on high sea, warns Ghanaians against flooding Nigeria with hard drugs

The corps vowed to work harder to prevent the lives of Nigerians from being ruined by residents of neighbouring countries.