The Zimbabwean government has given the go-ahead for the slaughtering of 200 elephants to feed hungry citizens. A spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, Tinashe Farawo, made this announcement on Monday. “We are targeting to cull 200 elephants,” Farawo said, lamenting rising cases of elephant-human conflict amid lingering food insecurity caused by severe…
At least 17 pupils have been confirmed dead after a fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Central Kenya. The tragic incident happened on Thursday night while the students were asleep. Kenyan Police spokesperson Resila Onyango confirmed the news to local media on Friday morning. According to the police, a team of investigators has been…
The UN Aid Coordination Office says at least 14,000 schools have been closed across West and Central Africa due to violence and insecurity It said that by June, 2.8 million children, including many who are displaced, had been left without access to education, from Mali in the west to the Democratic Republic of Congo in…
No fewer than 129 were feared killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo during an attempted prison break. Congolese Interior Minister, Jacquemain Shabani, who made this known via his X handle on Tuesday, said authorities shot dead 24 inmates of the Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa, while dozens of others were suffocated or trampled…
The Cheetahs of Benin Republic started preparations for their upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria and Libya on Monday. The West Africans have set up camp in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, for the matchday one encounter. The team is camped at the Sofitel Hotel, Abidjan. Head coach, Gernot Rohr summoned 25 players for…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has directed the immediate repatriation of Zimbabwean cleric Mr. Eben Nhiwatawi for purportedly breaching immigration regulations. According to a statement from the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, the cleric was detained by NIS officials on August 24 in Yola, Adamawa, for allegedly infringing immigration protocols. Udo said that the cleric…
Beta Glass Plc, a member of the Frigoglass Group and the leading manufacturer of top-quality glass packaging solutions, crowns, and crates in West and Central Africa, welcomes Ms. Hélène Paradisi to its management team as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This follows Beta Glass’ announcement on 31 July 2024 that the former CFO, Mr. Shanker…
Uganda sentenced an Islamic State-linked group member to 10 years over a thwarted terror attack on the funeral of a top army commander three years ago, an official confirmed to AFP Tuesday. Rashid Katumba was arrested in August 2021 in possession of explosives in the northern town of Pader on the eve of the funeral…
At least 60 people have died after a dam burst in war-torn Sudan due to heavy rainfall, adding to the growing humanitarian crisis in the region. The Arbat Dam, located in Red Sea State, collapsed under the pressure of torrential rains, leading to catastrophic flooding that swept away farms, villages, and vehicles downstream. The dam,…
Since early August, over 340,000 people in the Central African country have been impacted by unprecedented flooding, which has already resulted in more than 90 fatalities.
