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A South African court on Tuesday charged a man, Zandile Mafe suspected of starting a devastating fire that gutted South Africa’s parliament with terrorism. The Prosecution Spokesman, Eric Ntabazalila disclosed to newsmen during a court recess that the accused detonated a device inside parliament. Mafe was arrested near the parliament complex after the fire broke out on January 2, 2022. Since his arrest, debate has raged in South Africa over […]

European Parliament President, David Sassoli has died at the age of 65. His spokesman, Roberto Cuillo, revealed Sassoli had been seriously ill for more than two weeks and cancelled all official activities. Cuillo added that he died on Tuesday in a hospital. In September, Sassoli was taken to hospital in Strasbourg where he was treated for a severe case of pneumonia.

A military court in Myanmar has found civilian leader Aung Kyi, guilty on at least three charges. Kyi was sentenced to two years for the possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, and two years for breaching coronavirus curbs. She was detained as the military seized control of the country nearly a year ago and has been slapped with nearly a dozen charges. The former leader is on trial in a closed court […]

Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS says it will close borders with Mali and impose sweeping economic sanctions in response to delays in elections. The announcement made on Sunday followed an extraordinary summit of the leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS in the Ghanaian capital Accra to discuss a proposal from Mali’s transitional authorities to hold elections in December 2025 instead of next month […]

Mali’s army spokesperson has said Russian soldiers have been deployed to the northern city of Timbuktu to train Malian forces. The Malian government had said Russian trainers had arrived in the country, but Bamako and Moscow have so far provided few details on the deployment. The government added that the Russian troops are in the country as part of a bilateral agreement. This comes amid persistent insecurity in a country […]

Sudanese security forces have killed at least three anti-coup protesters. Protesters gathered in several cities on Thursday in the first wide scale demonstration since Abdalla Hamdok announced his resignation as prime minister. The rallies were the latest in a series of protests since Sudan’s armed forces, led by Abdel al-Burhan, staged a power grab on October 25, sparking international condemnation.

Police Authorities have arrested a local mayor and his driver in northern Niger with more than 200kg of cocaine. According to Police the two suspects, who have not been named, were allegedly transporting the drug to Libya after it had been smuggled into the country from Mali. Niger's drug policing agency said it was the largest quantity of cocaine seized in the West African country. Spokeswoman of the Country’s Central […]

The US state of California says it is extending its indoor mask mandate into mid-February amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases that officials say could overwhelm hospitals. California’s confirmed cases have shot up nearly 500 percent in the last two weeks and hospitalizations have doubled since Christmas to more than 8,000. According to report, State models forecast hospitalizations could top 20,000 by early, next month, a level nearly as […]

The United States Authority has charged a Colombian man, Mario Palacios over a plot to kidnap or kill Haitian President, Jovenel Moise, whose assassination occurred July 7, 2021. A statement issued on Tuesday by the US Department of Justice, charged the suspect with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping. The statement alleged that Palacios and 20 other Colombian nationals participated in the plot to kill Moise. Haitian Authorities have alleged […]