by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines
A “complex and coordinated” weekend attack in Mali’s restive central region killed 42 soldiers, the country’s military government has said, sharply raising the earlier death toll of 17 soldiers. The assault in the town of Tessit in the Gao region on Sunday was one of...
by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines
Anti-government protesters in Sierra Leone have clashed with police in the streets of the capital, Freetown, as tensions over the rising cost of living turned deadly in the West African nation. In a national broadcast on Wednesday, Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh...
by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines
Failed crop in Southwestern Uganda. While there is a lot of focus on Karamoja, most parts of Uganda have been affected by erratic rains leading to crop failure. Credit Wambi Michael/IPSKampala, Aug 11 2022 (IPS) – Hundreds of people have died of famine in...
by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines
Nairobi, Kenya – It has been two days since voting ended in Kenya’s closely contested presidential election but for many citizens of the country, it feels like much longer. “I am very anxious,” said Jacqueline Adhiambo, a 31-year-old resident of Eldoret, in western...
by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines
Nairobi, Kenya – The tallying of results from Kenya’s presidential and parliamentary elections is ongoing, a day after millions voted for a successor to incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta. Deputy President William Ruto, 55, is squaring up against former Prime Minister...
by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Current News Headlines
Alpha Media Holdings editor-in-chief and editor of NewsDay, Wisdom Mdzungairi (pictured), senior reporter, Desmond Chingarande and with company’s legal officer, Tatenda Chikohora were arrested on allegations of violating the Data Protection Act. Credit: NewsDay By...