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Three Ugandan MPs arraigned over alleged corruption
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Three Ugandan MPs arraigned over alleged corruption

Three Ugandan MPs have been arraigned on allegations of attempting to defraud the government more than $908,000. Three Ugandan legislators have been charged with corruption-related offences, according to a charge sheet seen by Reuters on Saturday, as President Yoweri Museveni's government widens...

Egypt to arraign travel agents for 'fraudulent' trips to Mecca
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Egypt to arraign travel agents for 'fraudulent' trips to Mecca

The Egyptian government has said it will arraign travel agents accused of organising "fraudulent" trips for Mecca-bound pilgrims. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for...

Nijar ta ƙwace lasisin haƙar Uranium na kamfanin Faransa Orano
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Nijar ta ƙwace lasisin haƙar Uranium na kamfanin Faransa Orano

Kamfanin Orano ya ce gwamnatin Nijar ta karɓe masa lasisin aikin haƙar uranium a yankin Imouraren da ke arewacin ƙasar. Kamfanin Orano na Faransa, mai haƙar makamashin uranium a ƙasar Nijar ya sanar da cewa gwamnatin Nijar ta ƙwace masa lasisin haƙar uranium a tashar ma'adanai ta yankin Imouraren...

Niger rains claim 21 lives, nearly 6,000 others affected
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Niger rains claim 21 lives, nearly 6,000 others affected

Floods in Niger have claimed the lives of 21 people and affected nearly 6,000 others. Torrential rains and floods in the African nation of Niger over three weeks have left 21 dead and nearly 6,000 people affected, according to interior ministry figures released Thursday. The ministry said eight p...

Malawi president names new VP after Chilima's death
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Malawi president names new VP after Chilima's death

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has named Natural Resources Minister Michael Bizwick Usi as the country's new vice president. Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Michael Bizwick Usi as his vice president on Thursday, replacing Saulos Chilima, who was killed last week in a plane...

Tunisie: un militaire tué dans le crash d'un hélicoptère
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Tunisie: un militaire tué dans le crash d'un hélicoptère

L'accident s'est produit "lors de l'atterrissage" de l'appareil dans la région de Gafsa, dans le sud de la Tunisie, précise le porte-parole du ministère de la Défense. Un militaire tunisien a été tué et un autre blessé vendredi dans le crash d'un hélicoptère de l'armée lors d'un exercice de routi...

Critics of Mali military rulers in custody
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Critics of Mali military rulers in custody

Eleven critics of Mali military rulers have been arrested, their coalition said on Friday. Eleven opponents of Mali's military rulers were arrested as they met in the capital after calling for the return of civilian rule in the West African nation, their coalition said on Friday. The military, wh...

Une touriste américaine tuée par un éléphant en Zambie
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Une touriste américaine tuée par un éléphant en Zambie

Une femme de 64 ans est devenue la deuxième victime de l'attaque d'un animal sauvage ce mois-ci. Une touriste américaine de 64 ans, Juliana Tourneau, a été tuée cette semaine par un éléphant dans la ville de Livingstone, dans le sud de la Zambie. Dans un communiqué publié jeudi, le commissaire de...