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By:NEWS WIRES A powerful Haitian gang leader pledged Wednesday to continue the fighting that has plunged the country into chaos, as stakeholders work toward establishing a transitional governing body to replace the outgoing prime minister. Gangs that control most of the capital Port-au-Prince launched an armed campaign almost two weeks ago saying they intended to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry, ...

By: Nutifafa BequineMixed Martial Arts Team of Ghana won a total of 9 medals Tuesday night. These medals comprised 1 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.Unfortunately, all the medals won will not count on the medal table since Martial Arts is a demonstration sports at this year’s African Games.Ghana previously placed at 10th position have now dropped to 12th position ...

Lawyers for the Boeing employee-turned-whistleblower found dead by apparent suicide have hailed him as “a brave, honest man of the highest integrity”. Authorities are currently investigating the death of John Barnett, from what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound. Mr Barnett retired after working more than 30 years at Boeing in 2017. He was giving evidence in a lawsuit against ...

By: Nutifafa BequineThe race was initially held on Monday night, but a challenge with the starter meant it had to be redone on Tuesday, with two swimmers failing to hear the starting bell due to noise in the arena and the officials were unable to stop the race.However, the athletes were presented with the options to re-swim or to keep ...

By Chris Ewokor BBC News, Kuriga Musa Garba,17, had to slither on the ground like a snake to avoid being detected by his kidnappers as he made his escape through the bush of northern Nigeria. Earlier, camouflaged by his school uniform, the teenager had managed to hide in a heap of cut grass as the group of schoolchildren he was ...

By: Nutifafa Bequine After a week of games, fans are beginning to show interest in the medal table even though some of the games are demonstration sports and others are Olympic qualifiers. Egypt is running the show in medal categories with 66 medals comprising 36 gold Medals, 14 Silver medals and 16 Bronze medals occupying the first position. Followed in ...

By Associated Press NEBAR HADNET, ETHIOPIA —  The cruel realities of war and drought seem to have merged for Tinseu Hiluf, a widow living in the arid depths of Ethiopia’s Tigray region who is raising four children left behind by her sister’s recent death in childbirth. A two-year war between federal troops and regional forces killed one of her own sons, ...

By Mansur Abubakar BBC News, Kano More than 280 Nigerian school pupils have been abducted in the north-western town of Kuriga, officials say.  The pupils were in the assembly ground around 08:30 (07:30 GMT) when dozens of gunmen on motorcycles rode through the school, one witness said. The students, between the ages of eight and 15, were taken away, along ...

By Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Delhi The alleged gang rape of a tourist with Brazilian-Spanish dual nationality in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has led to outrage. The 28-year-old woman and her husband, who were on a motorbike tour, had stopped for the night in Dumki district when the alleged attack took place. Police say that they have arrested ...

https://bbc.com/africalive Nigerian authorities have heightened security at government food stores around the country amid a crisis. With people struggling to afford food, recently there have been increased cases of attacks on warehouses to steal food items. On Sunday, the National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) said it was increasing security “to forestall any breaches” at its offices and warehouses nationwide. It ...