Africa

NIGERIA – Some masquerades were spotted fighting over a girl in Umuabi community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. According to Facebook user, Sen Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, who posted a video of the fight on Tuesday, September 12, 2022, the masquerades were fighting over a girl said to be …

A Congolese prophet has married four women, all v!rgins, in a colorful wedding in eastern Congo. Prophet Zagabe Chiluza reportedly married the first wife before marrying the four, claiming that he adopted the idea of polygamy from the Bible, using Jacob, who had four wives, as an example. According to …

On September 12, Zambia published findings from a COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness study in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (AJTMH). The study, which was led by the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) under the Zambian National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI), provides real-world evidence of vaccine effectiveness. The findings …

Malawian beheaded A 38-year-old Malawian national who travelled to Zambia from his country to sell a motorbike on behalf of his brother in Mambwe district has allegedly been beheaded by a person who bought the motorbike. Eastern Province acting deputy commanding officer Kennedy Chibwe said Lucus Mbewe, of Mchinji district …

BRIDGE COLLAPSES IN CONGO DRC FEW SECONDS AFTER BEING COMMISSIONED At first sight it looks as if the bridge was being held up by a ceremonial ribbon. One simple scissor snip at the opening ceremony and the whole thing collapsed. The new concrete footbridge over a small river in part …

Police in Mzimba (Jenda) have arrested a Zambian national , Misheck Botha aged 55 for being found in possession of nine pieces of Ivory. According to Jenda police spokesperson Alfredo Lucio, Botha was arrested on Monday around Jenda trading center following a tip that he was offering for sale the …

Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. His rival, Raila Odinga, and others had alleged that massive fraud, including tampering with results forms, had taken place. Mr Ruto garnered 50.5% of the …

Rosatom engineering division (Atomstroyexport JSC) and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. (KHNP) have concluded a contract for the construction of turbine islands under the El-Dabaa NPP project in Egypt. According to the agreement, the Korean company will construct some 80 buildings and structures at four units of the …

A video showing a man being assaulted for allegedly dating a married woman has been making rounds on social media. The man is being accused of proposing love to another man’s wife only identified as Mukoma Jacket. Mukoma Jacket took a few friends and went to the man’s workplace to …

THE father of a Kenyan woman who drowned in a swimming pool in Canada while livestreaming on Facebook has spoken of his family’s loss. Hellen Wendy Nyabuto could be seen in a video struggling to stay afloat after diving into the deep end of the pool last week. The 23-year-old …