Ekeomah Atuonwu Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore has been sentenced to life for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup, a military tribunal ruled on Wednesday. Sankara, a charismatic Marxist revolutionary, was assassinated at the age of 37 in the West African nation’s capital, Ouagadougou, four years after […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Suspected rebels using machetes and guns to attack a village in eastern Congo have killed at least a dozen civilians, according to Congo’s army and a survivor. According to army spokesman Captain Anthony Mwalushayi, the attack was carried out late on Sunday in Masambo, about 50 kilometers from the city of Beni, by fighters affiliated with […]
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Oliver Meth Zimbabwe’s mining industry projects a funding shortfall of $10 billion over the next five years, a challenge compounded by erratic power supplies and exchange-rate volatility. While mining is projected to generate earnings of $5.5 billion this year, it faces a number of headwinds, the country’s Chamber of Mines has said in its latest […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu A Nigerian atheist and outspoken religious critic was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to blasphemy charges in the predominantly Muslim northern state of Kano, in a ruling that highlights the country’s religious freedoms. Mubarak Bala’s charges stem from comments he made on Facebook in April 2020 that were critical […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Somalia’s national intelligence service has revealed that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble face an imminent threat from Al-Shabaab militants. The Tuesday alert from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) comes as the nation negotiated over parliamentary elections that have dragged on for over a year. The alert […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The whereabouts of 168 passengers are still unknown one week after gunmen attacked a train with explosives in northwestern Nigeria, according to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). On March 28, at least eight people were killed and many more were injured when gunmen detonated a bomb on the train tracks and opened fire […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Women represent the most important demographic for the next generation of riders. They have increasingly become involved as riders and members of biker communities, but they are more likely to be passengers than riders on their own bikes. Historically, women’s roles in the motorcycle culture have been subordinate to those of men, especially between […]
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Wayne Lumbasi While referees at all competition levels (local, national, international) are associated with FIFA, only those that have achieved the highest qualification level can officiate in international FIFA matches. All referees affiliated with FIFA have a designated grade and must advance in grade in order to referee higher level matches. FIFA […]
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Lisa Mugo Poosh founder and reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian has finally sealed the deal with drummer Travis Barker as the two love birds have finally tied the knot in Las Vegas. The newly weds were in Vegas to attend the Grammy Awards which Travis performed at. Hours later, the two went to One Love […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Schools and universities in Iran have reopened for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began more than two years ago. Students and teachers in Iran were required to attend classes in person beginning on Sunday, which coincided with the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Some schools and universities had […]
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