The collapse of a gold mine has killed 42 people and injured several others in Mali.
Late on Saturday, Malian television announced the collapse of the site at Bilali Koto in the commune of Dabia, with a provisional death toll of 42 and many injured.
Focus on Africa
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Youssouf elected to head African Union.
Mr Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Foreign Minister of Djibouti, has been elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
Ex-Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth arrested on money laundering charges.
Former Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has been arrested and is being held in custody on an allegation of money laundering, according to his lawyer.
Nigerians outraged over high Mobile Data charges.
Nigerian mobile data subscribers are expressing widespread anger over a sharp increase in prices charged by major phone networks such as MTN and Airtel
Ghana at number 42 of the 2024 Corruption Score Index.
This was revealed in a press release issued on February 11 by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local chapter of Transparency International.
Mashatile, Chikunga mourn death of South Africa’s first black nuclear scientist.
Masango’s tireless efforts to promote science education and empowerment, particularly among women
25 civilians killed by gunmen in Mali.
The attack took place Friday about 30 kilometers from Gao, the largest city in the country’s northeast where armed groups hostile to the ruling junta operate. It was the deadliest attack on civilians this year.
More than 150 female inmates raped during jailbreak in Goma.
The killings and mass rape mirror recurring scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the DRC for decades.
Seventeen children in Nigeria burnt in school fire.
The location of the school made it difficult for those trying to stop the fire, eyewitness Yahaya Mahi told BBC Hausa.
Rwandan-backed M23 Rebels Announce A Truce In DRC
The AFC/M23 rebel coalition announced late on Monday that it would implement a unilateral ceasefire starting on Tuesday.