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A 20-year-old woman identified as Fatima has taken her father to a Shari’a Court in Kaduna State in Nigeria because he forced her to marry a stranger. Fatima had explained to her father that she was in love with another person, but her father, Aliyu Muhammad, threatened to take her to the village and marry her off, according to local… Read More

A group of people who were killed in a forest in southeastern Kenya by an evangelical sect that practices extreme fasting have had their organs removed from some of their bodies, according to a court document seen by AFP on Tuesday. More than a hundred bodies, including a majority of children, have so far been found in the investigation of… Read More

Families and rescuers search for unknown numbers of people missing four days after deadly floods in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The latest death toll given by the administrator of Kalehe territory, in South Kivu province, where the affected villages are located, was around 401, some of them found in Lake Kivu. Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya confirmed the death… Read More

Jorge Messi denied any agreement has been reached with Al Hilal over the future of his son. Lionel Messi’s next stop could mark his return to Barcelona. Or he could make a hugely profitable move to Saudi Arabia. Staying at Paris Saint-Germain is the most unlikely of outcomes. Increasingly fevered speculation continued to build Tuesday into where the World Cup… Read More

Jewish pilgrims pray at the Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia’s southern resort island of Djerba during the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the synagogue. Held each year on the 33rd day of Passover, the two-day pilgrimage is central to the traditions of Tunisian Jews. Tunisia hopes to welcome at least 7,000 pilgrims this year, given that 4,000 were in attendance in 2022.… Read More

A High Court in Malawi has directed the Ministry of Education to allow students with dreadlocks to be enrolled in public schools in the country. The court on Monday further ordered the Ministry to issue a circular by June 30, announcing the removal of restrictions barring Rastafarian learners from attending public schools. The court ruled on a petition filed on… Read More

A gunman attacked a Baptist church in northwestern Nigeria on Sunday, abducting 25 worshippers, a church official said Monday. The massive attack is the latest in a series of attacks in Nigeria, where insecurity will be one of the main challenges for the new president, Bola Tinubu, who is due to take office later this month. On Sunday, the attackers… Read More

Southern African countries on Monday agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades. A special summit of the 16-bloc Southern African Development Community, which includes South Africa, Angola and Tanzania, backed the deployment “to restore peace and security in eastern DRC”, SADC said in a… Read More

The Australian oil company Invictus Energy announced Monday the discovery of a hydrocarbon deposit in the north of Zimbabwe, a country which suffers from massive energy cuts. Analysis of the samples confirms the presence of petroleum, helium and “high quality” natural gas, the company said. The Australian company has reassessed the data from a study carried out in the 1990s… Read More

An estimated 60 000-strong crowd attended the first SA Air Force Museum show at Zwartkops after Covid-19 lockdown at the weekend. And when it was all said and done, officials and revellers alike agreed that bringing air excellence and the opportunity to get out and socialise was the best combination. The extravaganza on Saturday themed Breaking New Frontiers saw more… Read More