Abubakar Abdullahi has not seen his wife and five children in almost three months because he is too afraid to visit his home town for fear of being kidnapped by criminal gangs roaming Nigeria’s countryside.He has remained in Minna, the capital of the central Nigerian state of Niger where he works as a civil servant. …
Kidnapping fears strain family bonds in NigeriaSat, 06 Dec 2025 14:08:16 GMT Read More »
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Saturday he was “appalled and saddened” by the killing of a key witness in a police abuse case, pledging stronger safeguards for those who testify.Marius Van der Merwe was gunned down Friday night in front of his family, weeks after testifying against a municipal police chief at an inquiry …
S.Africa’s Ramaphosa vows witness protection after killingSat, 06 Dec 2025 08:26:01 GMT Read More »
A witness in a high-profile inquiry into crime and corruption in South Africa’s justice system was gunned down late on Friday, just weeks after implicating a municipal police chief, investigators said. The judicial commission — led by former Constitutional Court judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga — was set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa to probe explosive allegations by …
Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo on Friday forced hundreds to flee across the border into Rwanda, a day after a peace deal was signed in Washington.Thursday’s agreement was meant to stabilise the resource-rich east but it has had little visible effect on the ground so far, in an area plagued by conflict for 30 …
Fighting erupts in DR Congo a day after peace deal signedFri, 05 Dec 2025 20:58:48 GMT Read More »
Samaila Livinus has kept his grief locked inside — trying hard to be strong while awaiting news about his five-year-old son who is among hundreds snatched from their dormitories in one of Nigeria’s worst mass kidnappings.Two weeks on, emotions are still raw, but hopes remain alive for their safe return.”Sometimes you try not to cry. …
Emotions high, hope alive after Nigerian school abduction Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:35:27 GMT Read More »
Signing an accord is one thing but actual implementation of a peace deal inked Thursday in Washington to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) promises to be highly complex amid ongoing intense fighting.- Transactional diplomacy -The Washington agreement comprises three components, the first not surprisingly concerning a cessation of hostilities via …
Signing up to DR Congo peace is one thing, delivery anotherFri, 05 Dec 2025 15:21:04 GMT Read More »
A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines have been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta, a rare find that has also solved a long-running mystery. “Finding figurines in place inside a royal tomb has not happened in the Tanis necropolis since 1946,” French egyptologist Frederic Payraudeau told …
‘Amazing’ figurines find in Egyptian tomb solves mysteryFri, 05 Dec 2025 15:16:06 GMT Read More »
Madagascar’s new ruler told France 24 Friday that he wanted ex-president Andry Rajoelina to stand trial for “crimes” including the shooting of demonstrators in unrest that led him to flee in October.Colonel Michael Randrianirina also said in an exclusive interview with the French broadcaster that he remained committed to a plan to call new elections …
Double World Cup-winning Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has extended his contract until 2031, the South African rugby federation announced Friday.Erasmus, a former Bok captain, was first appointed as director of rugby in 2018 and under his guidance, South Africa won successive Rugby World Cups in 2019 and 2023.In 2024, his title changed to Springbok head …
With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN’s climate science body must tell the world in a “very clear way” that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP.Jim Skea, a Scottish professor, chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which held a five-day meeting in …
