April 15, 2024 US judge claims no jurisdiction over lawsuits accusing Libyan commander of war crimes Civil lawsuits alleging that Khalifa Hifter, a Libyan military commander and U.S. citizen, killed civilians in the Libyan civil war was tossed out of U.S. court.
April 14, 2024 African weather system generating rumors of UFOs and 80-foot waves, blamed on software 'error' A software glitch in a weather application led alien and UFO sleuths to believe there was an underwater anomaly the size of Texas, generating 80-foot waves off Africa.
April 14, 2024 Christians in Africa face worrying rise in killings, persecution and displacement According to one group Christians are being persecuted, killed and displaced in 28 of Africa’s 54 countries. Nigeria is one country that has seen a massive rise in attacks against the faithful.
April 13, 2024 Ethiopian Jews in dire need as Israel-Hamas conflict disrupts established aid, Jewish charity says Ethiopian Jews are in dire need of international aid as enduring issues of insufficient medical resources and food scarcity continue to plague their enclaves in Gondar and Addis Ababa.
April 12, 2024 8 wild buffaloes electrocuted by low-lying power lines in Kenya Eight wild buffaloes were electrocuted after walking into low-lying power lines at the Lake Nakuru National Park in western Kenya, authorities reported Friday.
April 12, 2024 At least 13 dead, 15,000 displaced as floods wash over Kenya At least 13 people have been reported dead and some 15,000 displaced after heavy rains induced devastating floods across Kenya amidst this year's wet season.
April 12, 2024 Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as relations deteriorate with the US As Niger pulls away from close cooperation with the U.S. in counterterrorism efforts, the country has instead turned to Russia for help with fighting Islamic insurgents.
April 12, 2024 Transgender Nigerian influencer imprisoned on rare money-throwing conviction Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, more commonly known as Bobrisky, has been sentenced to six months in prison under a rarely-enforced law against "spraying" money.
April 12, 2024 3 dead after militia shootout in Ethiopian capital A shootout between police and militiamen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, left three people dead — a rare occurrence of regional violence spilling into the densely-populated capital.
April 11, 2024 Military-led Mali suspends all political activity until further notice Mali's military junta has issued a decree suspending all political activity in the country until further notice in a purported bid to uphold public order.