A Ghanaian chef, Ebenezer Smith, who claimed to have broken the world record for the longest non-stop cooking marathon by an individual, has been arrested following a dispute with his sponsor.
Twenty-five soldiers in the DRC have been sentenced to death for fleeing M23 rebels, following a swift military court trial.
With a Top Hat distribution, the process involving laser systems becomes much more efficient. The spot of interest is radiated more uniformly and the losses induced by light leaking into surrounding areas, as it is indeed the case for Gaussian beams, are now mostly avoided.
An armed group attacked a wedding ceremony in central Mali, killing at least 21 people, local residents reported on Wednesday.
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has increased its humanitarian appeal for Sudan as the number of people fleeing the country’s conflict and hunger continues to rise
Unidentified armed men have killed approximately 40 people in an attack on the village of Djiguibombo in central Mali, local officials reported on Tuesday.
Sierra Leone has introduced a new law banning child marriage, celebrated with much fanfare at a ceremony organized by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital, Freetown.
Tunisia is set to conduct a presidential election on October 6, as confirmed by President Kais Saied's office on Tuesday. It remains uncertain whether Saied will run for a new five-year term following his initial election in 2019.
On June 22, 2024, the South African rugby team demonstrated their dominance with a commanding 41-13 victory over Wales at Twickenham Stadium in the Qatar Airways Cup.
enyan police have fired tear gas in the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa to disperse anti-government protests. Demonstrators also took to the streets in other cities, including Kisumu.
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been re-elected as head of state following Saturday's national vote, according to provisional results.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet on Sunday evening after weeks of negotiations between his African National Congress (ANC), the former main opposition party (DA), and nine other parties.
Suicide bombers in Gwoza, northeastern Nigeria, killed at least 18 people on Saturday, June 29. The attacks occurred at a marriage celebration, near a hospital, and at a funeral service.
Eight years after 11 million secret financial documents were leaked, a court in Panama on Friday acquitted more than two dozen defendants implicated in the Panama Papers scandal. Prosecutors had been seeking prison sentences for money laundering charges.
Malawi’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed a case brought by two applicants seeking to legalize same-sex relationships. Malawi joins other African States like Uganda that have refused attempts to legalise same sex marriages.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday that Parliament will open for its next term on July 18. He is currently locked in negotiations with other parties to form a Cabinet well before then, amidst rifts in the new governing coalition.
