At least 11 people, including children, were killed and 19 others injured after a fire tore through an orphanage in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers early Thursday, Algerian authorities said.
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South African midfielder Jayden Adams, who represented his country at the ongoing World Cup, died Saturday at the age of 25, Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said. “It is with profound
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 600, the World Health Organization announced Thursday, a grim milestone reached barely three days after
Kenyan police said they would not allow a planned march in Nairobi on Tuesday to mark an annual day of protest, with heavy security deployments disrupting traffic. Demonstrations have traditionally
Six players of Nigerian heritage were picked during the 2026 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center, underscoring Nigeria’s expanding footprint on the global basketball stage as franchises across the league
Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the outbreak spreading to a third displacement camp and claiming the life of an 18-month-old
A Ghanaian witch doctor has vowed to place a curse on England captain Harry Kane for Tuesday’s World Cup clash against Ghana. Both England and Ghana are hoping to pick
No fewer than 42 South African nationals living illegally in Ireland were deported back to Johannesburg, arriving on Friday aboard a chartered flight. The deportees included nine men, 18 women,
Elye Wahi has been denied entry into Canada ahead of Ivory Coast’s World Cup clash with Germany in Toronto on Saturday, with the 23-year-old forward unable to rejoin his teammates
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect, Michael Mensah for the m8rder of a 20-year-old University of Cape Coast (UCC) student, Innocentia Atsufui Avinu. Her body was discovered at
Popular Ugandan socialite, Zari Hassan, and her partner, Shakib Cham, have announced their separation after five years together. The former couple made the announcement in a joint statement shared
A South Africans politician has sparked outrage after labeling Nigerians “horrible” people and celebrating their forced departure from the country amid escalating xenophobic violence. Thabile Sibeko, leader of the
Ivory Coast home-based fans have been denied U.S. visas ahead of the World Cup, according to the president of the country’s supporters’ committee. The National Committee of Elephants Supporters said
The Polokwane High Court in South Africa has sentenced a 56-year-old man to life imprisonment for the m8rder of his wife. Molabe Fannie Seribishane, from Ngwaname Newstand in Mafefe,
A domestic dispute in western Kenya took a violent turn on June 1, 2026, when a woman allegedly scalded her husband, his newly introduced second wife, and their infant child