Fifty eggs suspected to belong to endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa’s main international airport, with several of the eggs now hatching under specialist care. A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested last Thursday at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after allegedly attempting to smuggle the eggs into the country inside a homemade incubator…
Liberian authorities have charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offences as part of a wider investigation into an alleged international drug network. Howard-Taylor, who served as Liberia’s vice president from 2018 to 2024, was detained at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia before she could board a flight out…
The Super Eagles missed the men’s World Cup. The Super Falcons have now missed the women’s. And nobody in authority seems sufficiently embarrassed. There is a phrase Nigerians use when something has gone comprehensively wrong: “e don do.” It is enough. It is too much. There is nothing left to salvage from the wreckage. That…
Patrick Vieira has been appointed head coach of Senegal, taking charge of the national team of his country of birth with immediate effect. The former France international has signed a contract to lead Senegal’s next phase, according to football journalist Fabrizio Romano. Vieira, 50, was born in Dakar in 1976 before moving to France. There…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term after securing 60 percent of the vote, the electoral commission announced on Tuesday. His closest challenger, Brian Mundubile of the NRPUP, received 38 percent. The remaining twelve candidates trailed far behind. Hichilema (64) was gracious in victory. “We are truly humbled by the…
Zambian authorities have arrested 11 people, including senior opposition figures, over an alleged plot to overthrow the government. This comes days after a closely contested presidential election that is still being counted. The arrests followed a security operation in Lusaka during which authorities said weapons, ammunition and other military equipment were recovered. Government officials alleged…
Vote counting from Thursday’s presidential, parliamentary and local elections has been suspended by Zambia’s electoral commission. This comes after reports of attacks on election officials and the alleged removal of marked ballot papers from ballot boxes. The nationwide suspension was announced on Friday by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). However, the commission said it…
American missionary Kevin Rideout has been released after more than nine months in captivity following his abduction in Niger. His Christian organisation has confirmed it. Rideout, who had lived and worked in Niger for 19 years, is now in the care of US officials and was reported to be in good health. SIM International, the…
A boat carrying at least 95 people has sunk on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, with multiple deaths feared and rescue teams searching for survivors. Police said the vessel was carrying 90 passengers and five crew members when it capsized on Tuesday. However, concerns have emerged that the boat may have been overloaded. Ticket records suggest that…
Chad’s health ministry confirmed on Thursday that thirteen people have died and nearly 240 others have been infected since a cholera outbreak was officially declared in the country in July. Eleven of the thirteen deaths occurred in the capital, N’Djamena, during August alone. The outbreak is also affecting the northern province of Hadjer Lamis. The…
