Tag: Africa
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using artificial intelligence to write "The Blue Fighter," the short story that won this year's Cain [...]
Senegal: LGBTQ+ people go into hiding as arrests mount, Rights Group says
Senegal's crackdown on LGBTQ+ people is forcing many into hiding, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.
The report, published Monday, says [...]
Africa overtakes Europe in Catholic numbers, Vatican says
Africa now has more Catholics than Europe, according to the latest Church statistics released by the Vatican on Friday.
The Vatican's new [...]
How did the first ‘Homo Sapiens’ look like? Scientists reconstruct 315,000-Year-Old face
Scientists have reconstructed the face of one of the earliest known members of our species, giving the public its most detailed look yet at what H [...]
Equatorial Guinea police pull guns on Trump-deported migrants, witnesses say
Police in Equatorial Guinea drew firearms on migrants deported there from the United States, according to three witnesses and video footage shared wit [...]
101-year-old Nigerian woman arrested over alleged cannabis sale
A 101-year-old woman has been arrested in Ogun State as part of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ongoing crackdown on drug traff [...]
Zimbabwe Ferry Disaster: Death toll climbs to 94 amid overcapacity revelations
The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that the death toll from the ferry disaster has risen to 94, making it one of the deadliest accidents in recen [...]
Congo confirms Ebola spread to Bas-Uele Province
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced that the ongoing Ebola outbreak has extended into the northeastern Bas-Uele province.
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Migrant rush into Cueta death toll rises to 72
Spanish officials confirmed Sunday that 72 people are now known to have died following last week's massive migrant surge into Ceuta, Spain's North Afr [...]
Uganda: Detained opposition figure ‘is unconscious, in intensive care’, his wife says
Kizza Besigye, the prominent detained Ugandan opposition leader, has lost consciousness and been rushed into intensive care after collapsing during a [...]