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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The head of an official Sudanese investigation said on Saturday 87 people were killed when security forces broke up a protest on June 3, a figure that prompted demonstrations across the capital as opponents of Sudan’s military rulers dismissed it as far too low. Fath al-Rahman Saeed, the head of the investigative committee appointed by the public… Read More

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The head of a Sudanese investigation into the violent break up of a protest by security forces said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded in the June 3 incident in Khartoum, citing a higher death toll than previous official estimates. Fath al-Rahman Saeed, the head of the investigative committee appointed by the public… Read More

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The head of a Sudanese investigative committee said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded on June 3 when a sit-in protest was violently broken up by security forces. Fath al-Rahman Saeed, the head of the committee, said 17 of those killed were in the square occupied by protesters and 48 of the wounded… Read More

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira was charged in court on Friday with corruption involving $95 million from the state pension fund after questioning by the newly formed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC). Mupfumira is the first senior government official to be interrogated by the commission, which was appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week after he promised tough… Read More

ABUJA (Reuters) – Four Turkish nationals abducted last week in the central Nigerian state of Kwara have been rescued, the police said on Friday. The Turkish were kidnapped at gunpoint by six armed men, the police statement said, adding that no ransom was paid for their release. Kidnapping for ransom is rife in Nigeria with foreigners and high-profile Nigerians frequently… Read More

ABUJA (Reuters) – At least 20 members of a Nigerian Shi’ite organisation have died after protests in the capital Abuja this week led to clashes with police, spokesmen for the group said on Friday. The death toll may be as high as 25, one spokesman said. Nigerian police met the protests, calling for the release of a detained leader, with… Read More

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan authorities were hoping this week’s unprecedented arrest of the finance minister and several other top officials on corruption charges would serve as a stern warning to potential grifters. But one enterprising Kenyan policeman saw the opportunity to make some extra cash, the police directorate of criminal investigations said on Thursday, an embarrassing vignette revealing the depths… Read More

RABAT (Reuters) – A landslide killed 15 people riding in a van in the Atlas Mountains south of Marrakech, local authorities said on Friday. The landslide, caused by heavy rain, buried the van on Wednesday evening in the area of Asni. The bodies of 11 women, three men and a child were extracted overnight from the van, authorities said in… Read More

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira has been detained for questioning by a newly formed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), it said on Thursday. Mupfumira is the first senior government official to be detained by the commission which was appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwe on July 15 after he promised tough action against graft. Transparency International says corruption costs… Read More

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – City Power, responsible for powering South Africa’s financial capital Johannesburg, said on Thursday it had been hit by a ransomware virus that had encrypted all of its databases, applications and network. The municipal body, owned by the City of Johannesburg, said its website was down and that customers would struggle to access a number of services, in… Read More