Moroccan Influencer jailed over public indecency
A Moroccan influencer is serving a ten month jail sentence for violating public decency laws. Soukaina Janah was found guilty of inappropriate behaviour while marketing a dress on TikTok. She has also...
20 Aug 22min
Uganda to send troops to Gaza
Uganda's parliament has approved plans to deploy it's troops to Gaza under a U.S.-backed International Stabilization Force mission. This is an invitation from President Donald Trump's Board of Peace ...
19 Aug 22min
Somalia: Humanitarian agency warns malnutrition
An international medical charity is warning that children in southwest Somalia face alarming food shortages. A survey by Doctors Without Borders found half the children screened were acutely malnouris...
18 Aug 22min
Vote counting underway after Zambia election
Security officers in Zambia have arrested 11 people including opposition candidate Brian Mundubile. The government claims that they could be planning a revolt. Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema w...
17 Aug 22min
Are placenta practices changing in Africa?
A recent report by Cognitive Market Research says the global placenta powder market is expanding rapidly, driven by growing demand for placenta-based cosmetics and dietary supplements. But across Afri...
14 Aug 22min
South Africa seeks reimbursement for migrant deportations
South Africa says it is asking Nigeria, Malawi and Ethiopia to share the cost of deporting tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to their home countries. The country's Department of Home Affairs say...
13 Aug 22min
Conflict, health gaps fuel DRC's Ebola surge
Deaths from the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo have crossed the 2,000 mark. Officials have described the outbreak as the fastest spreading in the country’s history, blaming the rapid rates of infe...
12 Aug 22min
Beats, ballots and Zambia's election music
Zambia's 8 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballots on August 13, when the country will hold presidential and parliamentary elections. Fourteen candidates are gunning for the presi...
11 Aug 22min
