Elephant kills 80-year-old US tourist in Zambia
An 80-year-old US woman has been killed by an “aggressive” elephant, after it charged at a vehicle during a safari drive in Zambia, local officials said.
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Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany
The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation.
Earlier this year, Germany’s environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing trophies from hunting animals.
Senegal’s youngest president sworn in
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.
Police scatter Togo opposition event amid tensions
On Monday, the parliament voted for a new constitution which changes the presidential system to a parliamentary one.
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill: Parliament speaker halts approval of cabinet nominees
The presidency has asked parliament not to send the bill for his assent until legal challenges against it are dealt with.
Nigeria won’t pay a dime to kidnappers – Tinubu
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered security forces not to pay ransom for the release of close to 300 students and staff who were kidnapped from a school in north-western Kaduna state last week.
Kenya’s deployment to Haiti will still happen – Ruto
Kenya’s President William Ruto has said that a planned deployment of police officers to Haiti will go ahead as soon…
Ghana’s deputy finance minister dies aged 45
Tributes are being paid to Ghana’s Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah, who died of an undisclosed illness on Thursday.
He was aged 45.
US court dismisses suit over child labour in DR Congo mines
A US federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit that alleged that five major tech companies were complicit in the use of child labour to mine cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
South Africa shooting: Johannesburg student killed by stray bullet
A university student has been killed and another seriously injured by stray bullets as gunmen shot dead two men in a parked car on a busy street near the centre of the South African city of Johannesburg, police say.
