Russia reports first case of monkeypox
The surge of monkeypox infections has been reported since early May outside the West and Central African countries where the disease has long been endemic.
Author: Aska Makori
Paris 2015 attacker’s sentence stands after no appeal filed
They had 10 days to lodge any appeal after their sentencing, a deadline that expired at midnight Monday.
The rrial has been the biggest in modern French history, the culmination of a six-year international investigation whose findings run to more than a million pages.
More means less for Zimbabweans battling hyperinflation
Inflation soared to 191.6 percent in June, up from 60 percent at the beginning of the year, driving prices of goods ever upwards.
The rate dwarfs even the 41 percent inflation in war-torn Ukraine.
A kilo of choice beef now costs ZWL8,768 ($21.92) and five kilos of chicken drumsticks ZWL21,000 (US$65.22) — the equivalent to a civil servant’s average monthly salary.
South African police arrest two over weekend bar shooting
The police ministry described the arrests in a statement as “a first step of bringing to book all those who orchestrated one of the country’s bloodiest weekends”.
Mali declares 49 detained Ivorian troops ‘mercenaries’
An Ivorian diplomat previously said some of the soldiers had been sent to join the UN’s peacekeeping mission MINUSMA.
The force said it believed they were part of a unit that provided routine logistical support to the Ivorian military contingent of MINUSMA.
More Guinea protests after demos injure 17 police
The previous clashes broke out in the suburbs of the capital during the protest against the arrest of members of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC).
Kipchoge to make return at Berlin Marathon
Kipchoge, 37, boasts an unmatched record over the marathon, having won 14 of his 16 career outings over the event, including not only his two Olympic triumphs but also nine World Marathon Majors victories.
Putin says if West wants to defeat Russia on battlefield, ‘let them try’
Delivering one of his strongest speeches since he sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, Putin also raged against “totalitarian liberalism” that he said the West has sought to impose on the entire world.
Burundi vows to ‘eradicate’ begging as police sweep streets
Nearly 300 beggars and street children were arrested between Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Federation of Associations for Children in Burundi (FENADEB), an umbrella group representing 70 civil society organisations.
Kenya’s ex-football chief Mwendwa to face fresh charges
Mwendwa was first arrested in November after the Kenyan government disbanded the FKF and set up a caretaker committee to run football over the alleged financial impropriety during his tenure.
