PRESEC Legon have cemented its NSMQ dominance after clinching a ninth trophy, with the decorated school adding a new star to its logo in celebration.
At least 24 schoolchildren are feared dead after a stampede broke out as they tried to escape a fire at two schools in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Brandishing sticks, parents and children blocked the path of other parents with children trying to get to classrooms for the start of the school year. Now that September had come, those people were under pressure to vacate the classrooms so that local children could go back to school.
Scores of civilians were killed in political clashes in South Sudan between February and May this year, a UN report said Tuesday, with women and children subjected to brutal assaults, including gang rape.
For almost seven months, students in federal government-owned universities in Nigeria have been stuck at home, forced out of class by a protracted strike by staff. Nigeria, with 36 states and the federal capital territory Abuja, has scores of universities owned by local state governments or the private sector not affected by the shutdown as membership of ASUU is voluntary.
Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, visiting Ivory Coast on a key foreign trip, on Monday stood by a pledge to restore civilian rule within two years. "Be assured that the commitments made by Burkina Faso to the international community will be honoured," Damiba told the press during a brief visit to the country's neighbour.
African leaders criticised on Monday the lack of Western counterparts at a meeting in Rotterdam where they pleaded for funds to help their countries adapt to global warming. "We have a moral duty" to help African countries adapt, he said.
Jubilant supporters of Kenya's president-elect William Ruto took to the streets Monday after his election victory was upheld by the Supreme Court, with many ordinary people voicing hope the country could now move on. The 55-year-old Ruto will become Kenya's fifth president since independence from colonial ruler Britain when he is sworn in on September 13.
Nigerians Kelechi Iheanacho and Umar Sadiq were among the Africans who scored in the major European leagues at the weekend. Here, AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in Europe: ENGLAND KELECHI IHEANACHO (Leicester) Iheanacho had a dream start against Brighton, opening the scoring in the first minute after turning in a cross from Patson Daka.
Raila Amolo Odinga has spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner, but despite five attempts has never achieved his goal of becoming Kenya's president. Born on January 7, 1945, Odinga spent his early years in politics either in jail or in exile, fighting for democracy during the autocratic rule of president Daniel arap Moi.
Ayo Aroloye was holding his newborn son when a power cut plunged the delivery room of the Lagos hospital into darkness. Even though he earned an above-average salary as a banker, Aroloye saw the traumatic event as a sign that his country was broken.
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